ADVANCED CHANGE CERTIFICATION
Completion earns you the Kotter Change Leader designation.
This program provides a comprehensive experience of the Kotter methodology and framework, equipping business leaders with the full scope of skills needed to manage and execute change within organizations.
About this Program
Translating theory into practical action, Kotter’s Advanced Change Certification Program empowers you to create optimal conditions for success and strengthens your capacity to lead and manage transformation. This comprehensive program enhances your ability to confidently navigate business in a VUCA world.
With access to the complete set of change leadership courses, the Advanced Change Certification provides a comprehensive, thorough, and understandable learning experience of Kotter’s methods and framework. Drawing on nearly 20 years of refining executive and organizational leadership strategies, this program equips business leaders with everything they need to sustain and execute effective change leadership within their organizations.
PROGRAM STYLE
Upcoming Dates
Advanced CHANGE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
Virtual-instructor Led
- Location: Virtual & Date: 8th – 12th Sep 2025
In-person
- Location: Uyo & Date: 21st – 25th Apr 2025
- Location: Kenya & Date: 26th – 30th May 2025
- Location: Abuja & Date: 16th – 20th Jun 2025
- Location: Dubai & Date: 21st – 25th Jul 2025
- Location: Lagos & Date: 25th – 29th Aug 2025
- Location: Ghana & Date: 22nd – 26th Sep 2025
- Location: Abuja & Date: 13th – 17th Oct 2025
- Location: Lagos & Date: 27th – 31st Oct 2025
- Location: Mauritius & Date: 24th – 28th Nov 2025
- Location: Lagos & Date: 8th – 12th Dec 2025
Program Benefits
Comprehensive Change Leadership Mastery
Building on the foundational Core program (courses 1 to 4), the Advanced Certification (courses 1 to 6) offers a comprehensive mastery of Kotter’s change leadership strategies. This thorough approach equips you with the skills needed to lead complex, large-scale change initiatives from start to finish.
Strategic Stakeholder Engagement
Learn advanced techniques for engaging and influencing stakeholders at all levels. This program enhances your ability to create a sense of urgency, build powerful coalitions, and maintain momentum, ensuring sustainable and impactful change throughout your organization.
Tailored Change Frameworks and Tools
Access an expanded set of advanced tools and customizable frameworks designed to address the specific needs and challenges of your organization. These resources enable you to design and implement bespoke change strategies that drive significant and lasting results.
Who Should Attend
The Kotter Advanced Change Leadership Program is designed to equip professionals with foundational knowledge and practical tools needed to drive meaningful change. Rooted in Dr. John Kotter’s renowned 8-Step Process for Leading Change, this program offers a comprehensive framework for initiating, managing, and sustaining change initiatives.
Senior Leaders and Executives
High-level leaders and executives responsible for driving strategic initiatives and large-scale transformations will benefit from the advanced strategies and frameworks provided in this program. It equips them with the expertise needed to lead complex change efforts effectively.
Experienced Change Managers
Professionals with a background in change management who have completed the Core program (courses 1 to 4) and are looking to deepen their knowledge and skills will find this advanced certification valuable. It equips them with the tools needed to manage more complex and challenging change projects.
Organizational Development Directors
Directors and senior managers in organizational development roles who aim to foster a culture of continuous improvement and adaptability within their organizations will gain advanced insights and techniques to achieve these objectives.
Consultants and Change Agents
External and internal consultants who specialize in guiding organizations through change processes will enhance their ability to provide strategic advice and implement comprehensive change initiatives by utilizing Kotter’s complete 6-step framework.
Human Resources Leaders
HR leaders responsible for aligning human capital strategies with organizational change will benefit from advanced methodologies to manage the human side of change, ensuring employee engagement and buy-in at all levels.
Program Content
The Kotter Advanced Change Certification Program includes the Kotter’s six core training courses:
Course 1
Foundations of Change | The Art + Science Behind Successful Transformation
Explore the Dynamics of Change, featuring:
- Insights into human behavior and our reactions to challenges and possibilities
- The constraints of conventional organizational frameworks
- Kotter’s groundbreaking research on effective strategies, principles, and methods for navigating complex transformations
Uncover how to leverage Kotter’s 8 Accelerators and 4 Core Change Principles to significantly enhance your success in driving change.
Course 2
Engaging Stakeholders to Spark a Movement | Igniting Urgency + Building a Guiding Coalition
Creating a genuine Sense of Urgency is perhaps the most crucial—and frequently underutilized—element in both driving and maintaining change. Discover strategies to cultivate authentic urgency and learn techniques to keep your team motivated and aligned with the change. Additionally, delve into methods for identifying, recruiting, and engaging a dynamic group to form your Guiding Coalition, who will lead and coordinate the ongoing efforts throughout the change process.
Course 3
Selling Your Case for Change | Shaping a Vision + Gaining Buy-in
How can you vividly illustrate a captivating future and guide people through the steps needed to bring that vision to life? More crucially, how do you engage and motivate them to fully commit to this vision, inspiring their support and action?
Discover the art of creating an inspiring vision and master strategies to overcome skepticism, turning potential objections into opportunities for alignment and enthusiasm.
Course 4
Essential Change Toolkit | Removing Barriers to Enable Action
Change barriers can emerge within systems and processes, as well as within cultural elements like mindsets, behaviors, and actions. Discover how to pinpoint these obstacles—whether they are immediate challenges or long-standing issues—and explore strategies to eliminate them, empowering yourself and others to act with greater efficiency.
Possess a change certification from a different recognized organization? You might be eligible to skip this course and receive credit towards your Kotter Change Certification.
Course 5
Accelerating Results | Generating Wins to Demonstrate Progress
Success is composed of victories—each one a testament to progress. Master the art of cultivating momentum by actively leading, generating, uncovering, sharing, and celebrating these wins. Understand why these victories are crucial and how to leverage them to achieve measurable results, propelling and solidifying your change efforts.
Course 6
Achieving Lasting Change | Ensuring Sustainable Implementation
To ensure that change becomes ingrained and enduring, it demands ongoing reinforcement and support. Discover methods to gauge the effectiveness of your transformation, pinpoint your current position, and measure the distance left to reach your goals. Assess your systems and processes to confirm they bolster, rather than hinder, the transformed organization. Harness the influence of storytelling and real-world case studies to drive and solidify your change efforts.
