Association of Change Management Professionals Global Conference

	Dr. Elizabeth Harwood Senior Executive Consultant, Suntiva	Dr. Hany Malik Chairman and Founder, Suntiva
Presentation:
Level: Experienced Topic Area: Emerging Trends, Innovative Ideas
"Building Organizational Capacity for Change: The Competitive Advantage of Resiliency" An organization's ability to flex, adapt and maintain its effectiveness during times of change is profoundly linked to their very survival and growth. Resilience, at the organizational level, is the capacity to identify indicators of change or disruption, planned or unplanned, and react swiftly and appropriately at the individual and systems level to adjust, adapt and create new competencies while preserving organizational continuity. This session introduces the mindset and skills necessary to build organizational resilience and the significant role leaders play in developing, demonstrating and institutionalizing resilience as a core competency. The concepts and impact of systemic resilience will be illustrated through the progression and development of resilience in a client organization. Participants will complete a checklist to evaluate their organizations' resiliency and use that as a tool to apply and extend the concepts to their work. Key Takeaways: Identify the essential components, mindsets, and skills associated with organizational resiliency. Illustrate resiliency capacity building, the role of leaders, impact to a client change initiative. Introduce a resiliency checklist to assess participant's current organizational resiliency. Complete resiliency checklist in preparation for application of skills and concepts.
Biography:
*Dr. Elizabeth Harwood:* Dr. Harwood has over 20 years of experience and proven results in assessment, design, implementation and management of organizational development strategies, culture change and re-alignment, change management, and leadership development. By building supportive relationships and collaborative teams, Dr. Harwood engages the entire organization so employees at all levels experience a positive culture shift. She plans and executes change and transition strategies at organizational and personal levels that increase adaptability, resilience, action, and effectiveness to integrate change deep in the organization. Her track record in designing and implementing sustainable large scale change for federal and state entities, healthcare and private sector clients, includes National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), State of Tennessee, Department of Human Services, Scottsdale Healthcare System, and State of North Carolina, Department of Commerce, Workforce Development. *Dr. Hany Malik:* Dr. Hany Malik, Chairman and Founder of Suntiva, is a recognized thought leader and national speaker on leadership development and organizational performance. As a Doctor of Psychology, he combines his distinguished professional and academic background with over 20 years of business strategy and management consulting. Dr. Malik's unique methodology identifies root causes in order to implement meaningful changes that stick. His expertise in executive coaching, leadership development, strategic planning, and team effectiveness improves accountability and performance at all levels of the organization. Dr. Malik is known for helping leaders build lasting results. His clients are senior executives in government and Fortune 500 companies and include such organizations as The Department of Defense (DOD), The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), The Department of Energy (DOE), The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), The World Bank, Freddie Mac, and Fannie Mae.
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