As the duration of working from home has lengthened our immediate excitement of skipping the commute is being replaced by a realisation of the things we are missing. Top of this for me and countless others is the ability to learn from my colleagues. Leading transformational change is not easy and there is no single […]
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Kick-start our own change!
Introduction I have experienced a summer “slowdown” despite not having a proper holiday, which is time away from my home and the people I see all the time! I am struggling to find the energy and motivation to get back to work so have decided to use my behavioural change expertise to create a recipe […]
Change Manage your career
My coaching sessions during this pandemic have raised a common issue: careers hitting a crossroads with the decision between increasingly specialist roles or taking a management position. We hit a plateau with our current career, feeling as if we are not being stretched or challenged by our current role. This can happen at any age, […]
Key roles in change management
Change Agent – you have a full time operational role, and you have to help implement new ways of working, affecting your role and the work that your colleagues and your team do on a daily basis. Use this questionnaire to assess the your likely contribution as a Change Agent, your ability to undertake the […]
Practical steps to build your Change Agent Network
Change Agents, Change Champions, Change Ambassadors are the names given to those colleagues who are keen to volunteer in making change happen, and are willing to help their colleagues understand the change and develop new ways of working. These 8 practical, easy to follow steps will help you build a network of committed, enthusiastic staff […]
New certainties
Introduction This week I devised my public training course schedule for the next 3 months, which forced me to estimate future business demand and where this would be coming from. As part of this process, I identified the following “certainties” which I thought you might find useful to compare with your own situation and how […]
Who are Change Agents?
Introduction To make change in an organisation happen new ideas must become new ways of working. All those who need to work in the new way must be persuaded to abandon their current approach and put effort into learning new procedures, new systems, and new priorities. Some people will naturally jump at the chance to […]
Experience versus qualifications
I lead transformational change in organisations, and as part of my role, I am responsible for developing the internal capability of the organisation to implement change for itself, via the upskilling of its staff. This involves creating motivation and excitement for training and certification in change management by explaining the value of qualifications and accredited […]
Transitioning from furlough to a return to work
In the UK there has been a formal “furlough” programme, supported by the government, to pay 80% of the wages of staff that have been stood down from their jobs during this crisis. In other countries, whilst government financial support might not be in place, many organisations have had to ask staff to stay away […]