ECD Emotional Change Strategy Certification Course

Focus: Help leaders recognise & shape the emotions needed to navigate organisational change effectively.
Approach: Collaborative & Inclusive
Benefits: Gain insights into managing emotions during change, fostering resilience, and maintaining employee engagement.

This course is essential for leaders looking to manage the emotional side of change within their organisations. The Emotional Change Strategy Course equips participants with the tools and knowledge to lead change with empathy, compassion, and emotional intelligence. The course is designed to be highly interactive and hands-on, allowing leaders to practice and apply what they learn in a tactile learning environment.

Date: Tuesday, 29 April 2025
Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm
Location: Hutt Valley Chamber of Commerce, Level 3/15 Daly Street, Hutt Central, Lower Hutt 5010
Investment: $750+GST

Who should attend? 

Change Management Specialists

Success in change initiatives depends on emotional buy-in.

This course helps you understand and influence the emotions that drive resistance or acceptance, enabling you to create strategies that remove emotional roadblocks and support lasting transformation.

HR Professionals & Team Leads

If you oversee workplace culture, you play a key role in managing the emotional impact of change. This course provides practical strategies to shape emotional experiences, ensuring smoother transitions, higher engagement, and alignment with organisational goals.

Organisational Leaders & Managers driving change

Whether you’re a senior executive, mid-level manager, or team lead, this course equips you with the tools to navigate and influence emotional responses to change. You’ll learn strategies to foster adaptability, maintain motivation, and guide teams through transitions with clarity and confidence.

Anyone Looking to Improve Emotional Intelligence & Leadership Skills

Emotional intelligence is at the heart of effective leadership, especially in times of change. Whether you’re a new leader, coach, or consultant, this course strengthens your ability to lead with resilience, empathy, and confidence—helping others embrace and thrive through change.

Course parts & tools

✔ PART 1:           Leading Self
Learn how to use the ECD Personal Change Conversation Guide and ECD Know Yourself Through Change Handbook to reflect on past periods of change. Create a personal plan for navigating current or upcoming changes.

✔ PART 2:           Leading People
Use the ECD Change Leadership Canvas and workshop to define desired and undesired emotions during change. Identify leadership behaviours and actions to support teams. Engage in group activities to develop emotional strategies for leading people through change.

✔ PART 3:           Leading Teams
Develop skills to facilitate team workshops using the ECD Exploring Team Canvas, Workshop, and ECD Change Rituals Canvas. Learn to create and implement change rituals that bring people together, fostering a supportive and emotionally connected team environment.

✔ Part 4:             Reflect & Review
Use Course Reflection Questions and Post-Course Challenge Overview to reflect on key learnings and discuss how to apply these tools in real-life situations.

✔ Follow-up session online 8 weeks later.

Cathy Sheppard

I am a certified facilitator and trainer of the 5 Behaviors of a Cohesive Team, EverythingDiSC, Wealth Dynamics, Emotional Culture Deck, and the Incredible Years programmes. These are all proven tools for enhancing communication, collaboration, and performance with people from all backgrounds.

As an international speaker, facilitator, coach, and mentor, I have worked with a wide range of clients across various industries, from professional services and education, to tradies, government and financial services. I've worked with people aged from 0 to 80, in 6 different countries in person, and many more online.

My mission is to transform businesses and organisations by developing 'Leaders that Work, Teams that Work, and Workplaces that Work'- Culture Excellence in organisations.

Why? Because having an amazing workplace culture changes

EVERYTHING!