Change Management: Leading Yourself and Others Through Change - A Two-Part Series

Join us for this special two-part series in October, from Noon to 1 p.m. CDT, Professor Grace Lemmon, from DePaul's Driehaus College of Business. 

October 15 and October 22, 2025

Series Overview:
In today's dynamic work environment, empathy transcends being merely a soft skill; it is essential for organizational success. This two-part series will delve into the multifaceted nature of empathy and its significant impact on workplace dynamics, equipping participants with valuable insights and practical strategies to harness empathy as a transformative force. By enhancing collaboration and communication, these sessions aim to drive overall workplace success and unlock the full potential of empathy within your organization.

About the Presenter: 

Grace Lemmon, PhD, is an associate professor of management. She is a research expert on topics related to stress management, including burnout, engagement, work detachment and work recovery.  She is particularly interested in how people develop more fulfilling relationships with work through value alignment. She has published her work in the Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Management, and Organizational Dynamics. She provides corporate training on topics related to stress, mindfulness, and barriers to leadership, such as perfectionism, procrastination and imposter syndrome.

Each session will be presented live via Zoom and will not be recorded. Registration is required to receive log-in details.

Session 1: Leading Yourself Through Change without Burning Out | Wednesday, October 15 from Noon to 1 p.m. CDT
This portion of the series guides you through how to identify your own values, set goals that reflect those values, and project manage the resulting change so that it feels flexible and doable in the long-term.  We will discuss how to jump-start your motivation for change, as well as how to navigate conflicting feelings we have about change. Of course, a major barrier to change is burning out, or feeling deflated, demotivated, or even devoid of energy to change. We will discuss how to manage normal and inevitable internal obstacles to change to protect and improve your well-being during times of change. 

Session 2: Leading Others Through Change | Wednesday, October 22, from Noon to 1 p.m. CDT
Leading change means that you must not only administrate the change itself, but also manage the reactions, emotions, and even resistance to change among those you manage. In this portion of the series, we focus first on how to fortify yourself, as a leader, before stepping into a tumultuous change scenario.  With those skills addressed, we will then talk about how to present change to employees using a realistic, compelling vision, and how to cope with pushback to your charge – especially how to not take that pushback personally, but instead constructively. We will also discuss specific strategies that you can use to manage change fatigue among those you manage – and yourself! – as this is a common problem among hard-driving, goal-focused professionals who are commonly exposed to efforts to evolve their work and productivity in the name of challenge.

TO REGISTER FOR THE TWO-PART SERIES, FILL OUT THE FORM BELOW.