Change Management: From Resistance to Results

This program is designed for mid-level and senior managers and is available as part of our Executive Certificate in Leadership. 

Program Dates: Wednesday, May 5, 2027, from 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Delivery: 1-Day In-Person on Lehigh's Campus

Program Cost: $1,195 

Private Delivery Available: If you have a group of 15 or more, please contact us at execed@lehigh.edu to arrange for a private offering of this program! This program is available in 2 formats: live online (3 sessions) or in-person (1 day). 

Program Overview 

Good ideas stall every day - not because they lack merit, but because moving them forward takes more than a strong case. This program tackles a challenge nearly every professional faces: how to push the changes you care about through resistance, competing priorities, and the everyday pull of "the way we've always done it." 

Through change management frameworks and real-world application, you will work through the dynamics that stall change efforts, examine why resistance takes hold, and develop strategies to build genuine buy-in across teams and stakeholders. You will sharpen your communication and influence skills that turn a good case into real momentum.  And you will leave equipped to plan, launch, and lead change initiatives that actually take hold - with a concrete path to move your own priority forward.

• Increased Influential Power: Sharpen your ability to shape decisions, overcome political roadblocks, and lead successfully through ambiguity. 
• Real-World Application: Walk away not with abstract theories, but with a practical toolkit and a personalized action plan built to solve your immediate workplace challenges. 

Who should Attend?


Mid-Level Managers, Team Leaders and Senior Executives or those who work in the fields of project management, HR and functional leaders (Finance, Operations, Marketing). 

Faculty 

Naomi Rothman, Ph.D., is a professor of management at Lehigh University’s College of Business, where she holds the Scott Hartz ’68 Term Professorship. 

Naomi is a leading expert on decision-making in teams and the benefits of emotional intelligence and intellectual humility for decision-making. 

Through her research, Naomi examines the cultural norms and values that organizations and teams can employ. Naomi has written in numerous academic journals, and her research has been covered in various media outlets, including New York Magazine, Fast Company, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, ABC News, BBC, and National Public Radio. She was interviewed by Shankar Vedantam of Hidden Brain Podcast in 2022 about her research on ambivalence. 

Naomi holds a B.A. in Sociology from UC Davis as well as a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from New York University, Stern School of Business.