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Change Management Awareness

Module 04 / 6 · 50 min

Understand how people experience change, why they resist it and how to judge and build a team's readiness, so that new systems and ways of working actually stick.

In this module you will learn to

  • Explain why Ethiopian organizations face frequent change and what it means for employees
  • Describe the stages people move through during change and how to support each
  • Recognize the causes of resistance and respond with listening and involvement rather than pressure
  • Use the ADKAR model to judge change readiness and find the barrier point
  • Build personal adaptability habits

Built on

  • Erudite Africa training curriculum: Organizational Culture for Employees, Level 2 Intermediate, High-Performance Workplace Behaviors (October 2026)
  • Labour Proclamation No. 1156/2019 of Ethiopia (hours of work, workplace conduct and labor dispute settlement)
  • ISO 9001:2015 Quality management systems, clauses 6.3, 7.1.6 and the improvement principle (good practice standard)
  • ISO 45003:2021 Psychological health and safety at work (good practice guidance)
  • Published good practice: Edmondson on psychological safety, the Thomas-Kilmann conflict modes, Prosci's ADKAR model, Dweck on mindset and Goleman on emotional intelligence

Examples and organizations are fictional. Apply your own organization's approved policies.