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Always be Ready for a New Role

Always be Ready for a New Role

I have trained exam courses for over 20 years, so…
Most Common Change Management Challenges in 2025

Most Common Change Management Challenges in 2025

Listening to your feedback from my training courses and master…
Spring forward! Discount on Change Management Courses

Spring forward! Discount on Change Management Courses

Last week I launched the SpringForward discount because I know…
Specifying Your Goals: Start With the End in Mind

Specifying Your Goals: Start With the End in Mind

Listen to this recording for new arguments on why an…
Building an Influencing and Persuading Strategy

Building an Influencing and Persuading Strategy

What is your influencing and persuading strategy? My work in…
Creating an Iterative Plan During Organisational Change

Creating an Iterative Plan During Organisational Change

Do You Know How to Create an Iterative Plan? When…
Do you have enough people involved in the workplace changes you are making?

Do you have enough people involved in the workplace changes you are making?

Very often, involvement in workplace change is something that happens…
Agile Change Techniques are Essential to Organisational AI Adoption

Agile Change Techniques are Essential to Organisational AI Adoption

I wrote the first Agile Change Handbook in 2014 and…
Training and Development: Choosing the Right Activities for You and Your Career

Training and Development: Choosing the Right Activities for You and Your Career

Participating in training and development programmes creates an amazing feeling…
How do I Adopt a Growth Mindset?

How do I Adopt a Growth Mindset?

In this article, I will share the simple technique I…
Getting Ready to Attend a Training Course

Getting Ready to Attend a Training Course

This week, instead of being the trainer, I am attending…
Making Time for Learning in 2025

Making Time for Learning in 2025

My New Year’s resolution for work this year is to…
How to Work Smarter for 2025

How to Work Smarter for 2025

Building on my blog from last week when I gave…
Creating an Achievements List for 2024

Creating an Achievements List for 2024

I am using December to create an achievements list for…
Change Management Survey 2024 Results

Change Management Survey 2024 Results

You may have had a message from me earlier this…
Change Management Training Courses & Certifications, Which Should you choose?

Change Management Training Courses & Certifications, Which Should you choose?

Over the weekend a potential customer seeking to ensure she…
Benefits of Change Management Training from Agile Change

Benefits of Change Management Training from Agile Change

Last Friday, in my role as Chief Examiner for APMG-International,…
Upcoming Agile Change Agent Course: 19th November

Upcoming Agile Change Agent Course: 19th November

At Agile Change Management, I’m currently preparing for the upcoming…
Tips For Getting Your Next Job in Change Management

Tips For Getting Your Next Job in Change Management

I have been contacted by so many of you in…
Building an Organisation - Wide Capability for Change

Building an Organisation - Wide Capability for Change

Organisation-wide capability for change means the skills and confidence to…
Finding Answers to Resistance to Change in the Workplace

Finding Answers to Resistance to Change in the Workplace

As part of my change management programmes, I ask for…
Exciting News – Agile Change Coach Certification Open To All

Exciting News – Agile Change Coach Certification Open To All

I am delighted to announce that APMG International has such…
Relationship Between Change Managers and Project Managers

Relationship Between Change Managers and Project Managers

I recently posted a question in the Change Capability Community…
Build your capability to include depth and breadth of knowledge

Build your capability to include depth and breadth of knowledge

When I was first learning Agile techniques 20 years ago,…
Relevance of Agile Change

Relevance of Agile Change

As a thought-leader in change and transformation, I need clear…
The Importance of Agile Change in the Workplace

The Importance of Agile Change in the Workplace

As a thought-leader in change and transformation, I need clear…
Important News About the Change Management Practitioner Certification

Important News About the Change Management Practitioner Certification

There has been some changes to the Change Management Practitioner…
What do you want from a training course?

What do you want from a training course?

I recently had a terrible training experience.  I booked an…
Integrating Change Management Practices

Integrating Change Management Practices

As a change professional, you will need to ensure that…
Essentials of Change Management

Essentials of Change Management

At Agile Change Management, I work with organisations to help…
Key Principles Agile Change Management

Key Principles Agile Change Management

Agile Change Management is a very complex topic. I wrote…
Neurodiversity in the Workplace: Top Reasons for Applying Neuroscience to Your Work

Neurodiversity in the Workplace: Top Reasons for Applying Neuroscience to Your Work

Neurodiversity in the workplace is becoming more appreciated, and organisations…
Benefits of Change Management Training

Benefits of Change Management Training

As a Change Management Specialist, I can provide change management…
Choosing a Change Management Course

Choosing a Change Management Course

When it comes to choosing a change management course, there…
Top 5 Benefits of Agile Change Management

Top 5 Benefits of Agile Change Management

As part of my work, I conduct several webinars each…
Agile Planning Techniques: Start using the best technique for business

Agile Planning Techniques: Start using the best technique for business

Agile planning techniques are imperative to a successful business, and…
Using Agile Change techniques to work smarter, not harder

Using Agile Change techniques to work smarter, not harder

In my recent webinar, I provided a mini-training session on…
Techniques for increasing your stakeholder engagement

Techniques for increasing your stakeholder engagement

I recently delivered a webinar about techniques for increasing your…
Benefits of the Agile Change Coach Course

Benefits of the Agile Change Coach Course

The benefits of the Agile Change Coach course, as shared…
Quality criteria for an excellent training course

Quality criteria for an excellent training course

I run training courses regularly, these span from 1-hour webinars…
Utilising AI for Tasks at Work

Utilising AI for Tasks at Work

I’m on a mission when it comes to utilising AI…
Impact Assessments: Using AI for Tracking Progress of Change

Impact Assessments: Using AI for Tracking Progress of Change

Tracking the progress of change means assessing how people are…
How Will AI Affect How We Work?

How Will AI Affect How We Work?

We all know AI is growing – it’s everywhere. In…
Effective Management of Admin Tasks - Rules are the new normal!

Effective Management of Admin Tasks - Rules are the new normal!

This week I have had a break-through when it comes…
Programming AI: Putting the Intelligence into Artificial Intelligence

Programming AI: Putting the Intelligence into Artificial Intelligence

Are there costs involved in Programming AI? Something which is…
Skill Set and AI: Curiosity is the Most Important Skill

Skill Set and AI: Curiosity is the Most Important Skill

In my previous blog, I talked about the importance of…
Artificial Versus Emotional Intelligence

Artificial Versus Emotional Intelligence

I am fascinated by the term “Artificial intelligence” as I…
LinkedIn Learning and AI

LinkedIn Learning and AI

As I continue to build my knowledge, I read articles…
AI in Professional Fields: Where Are We Currently At? And how is the Landscape Changing?

AI in Professional Fields: Where Are We Currently At? And how is the Landscape Changing?

An interesting quote in this article: “OpenAI have launched a simple…
Using AI for L&D Ideas

Using AI for L&D Ideas

Change means learning something new, so I am always interested…
AI-Generated Work – When Help Becomes a Hindrance

AI-Generated Work – When Help Becomes a Hindrance

Last week, I mentioned some concerns about how AI risks…
Is using AI making me lazy or more efficient?

Is using AI making me lazy or more efficient?

I am only a few weeks into my experience of…
Living With AI at Work

Living With AI at Work

This blog shows my stumbling early steps through “living with…
My early experiences with Co-Pilot from Microsoft

My early experiences with Co-Pilot from Microsoft

This week I have been trialling Co-pilot from Microsoft. I…
Identifying Areas for Change – Should We Use AI?

Identifying Areas for Change – Should We Use AI?

I have been running workshops to increase the ownership of…
Understanding AI – It's everywhere!

Understanding AI – It's everywhere!

AI is an incredibly popular subject, and I think we…
Sometimes Artificial Intelligence Looks Really Artificial

Sometimes Artificial Intelligence Looks Really Artificial

With the rise of AI writing tools and the ability…
Benefits of Neuroscience for Change Course 

Benefits of Neuroscience for Change Course 

There are several benefits of taking the Neuroscience for Change…
Should We Use AI To Automate Repetitive Tasks?

Should We Use AI To Automate Repetitive Tasks?

As AI is deployed increasingly to automate repetitive tasks, I…
Adopting AI for Change 

Adopting AI for Change 

At the end of my blog last week, I identified…
Using AI Tools to Optimise Workflow

Using AI Tools to Optimise Workflow

Note – within this blog, I’ll be discussing AI tools…
Using AI tools to grow your knowledge

Using AI tools to grow your knowledge

I am using lots of different AI tools to grow…
When Should I Use AI for Generating Content in My Field? 

When Should I Use AI for Generating Content in My Field? 

AI is everywhere. Everyone is jumping on the AI train,…
Week 44 - Top 5 Advantages of reframing negative thoughts to positive ones

Week 44 - Top 5 Advantages of reframing negative thoughts to positive ones

Advantages of reframing negative thoughts  Reframing negative thoughts and establishing…
Week 43 - Measures can be motivating

Week 43 - Measures can be motivating

I have too many claims on my time and not…
Week 42 - Getting Out of a Vicious Circle

Week 42 - Getting Out of a Vicious Circle

As I started this post, I looked up the definition…
The Advantages of Self-Paced Learning Online

The Advantages of Self-Paced Learning Online

At Agile Change Management, we offer some of our courses…
Using AI to “listen” to what is being said about our change initiative

Using AI to “listen” to what is being said about our change initiative

This article has triggered lots of ideas for me about…
Week 41 - The Chaos isn’t Permanent

Week 41 - The Chaos isn’t Permanent

Many of us are at our busiest right now, as…
Week 40 - Enjoy the moment

Week 40 - Enjoy the moment

I wasn’t feeling especially negative over the weekend but the…
Week 39 - Lessons learnt from losing the argument

Week 39 - Lessons learnt from losing the argument

Why I feel negative This week I failed to engage…
Week 38 - Intentional use of our time

Week 38 - Intentional use of our time

Last week I felt I wasted precious time with a…
Week 37 - Resilience when you lose momentum

Week 37 - Resilience when you lose momentum

Today I have been really frustrated by my lack of…
Week 36 - Standing still has its advantages

Week 36 - Standing still has its advantages

I have been talking to a vast number of change…
Importance of Neuroscience in Change Management

Importance of Neuroscience in Change Management

If neuroscience for change interests you, be one of the…
Week 35 - Being tested is a positive

Week 35 - Being tested is a positive

Last week, I seriously doubted my ability to succeed. On…
Executive Summary Capability for Change Survey 2022

Executive Summary Capability for Change Survey 2022

Take the 2023 survey here https://neurotech.truthsayers.io/screener/agm2023/ Running this survey has…
Week 34 - Make your work match your emotions

Week 34 - Make your work match your emotions

I know this blog is all about shifting my emotions…
Week 33 - Take back control

Week 33 - Take back control

Situation One common cause of my negativity is when I…
Week 32 - Fill the skills gap

Week 32 - Fill the skills gap

Following on from last week, a source of negative thoughts…
Week 31 - Learning boosts our mood

Week 31 - Learning boosts our mood

Feeling stressed It is never easy when things go wrong,…
Week 30 - Feeling bad because I feel left out!

Week 30 - Feeling bad because I feel left out!

I am sharing this personal story today because I am…

Week 29 - Take a different view

I was getting frustrated this week, because I feel I…

Week 28 - Future proofing our changes

With so many ideas for what we can update, improve…

Week 27 - Send a happy email!

This post is all about sharing positives to feel positive.…

Week 26 - Tidy desk; positive mind!

Right now I am tidying my work as I want…

Week 25 - Start with the end in mind

Recognising how busy we all are, I am trying to…
Week 24- Catching Our Breath

Week 24- Catching Our Breath

Often when we are running we say “I need to…
Week 23- 5 steps to get my motivation back

Week 23- 5 steps to get my motivation back

Sometimes I feel that I am running very fast just…
Strategies for resistance to change

Strategies for resistance to change

What attracts me to a career in change is ironically…
Unlocking Digital Innovation in Healthcare through Change Management

Unlocking Digital Innovation in Healthcare through Change Management

This article makes the distinction between technical change (new system,…
Generative AI’s Challenge with Change Management

Generative AI’s Challenge with Change Management

This article shares some very useful guidance on managing the…