Isn’t it great when different strands of ideas that you have been pondering come together? I’ve been thinking for a while about nostalgia in organisations and also about team and individual identity during change. In fact, I’ve written...
The February 2021 edition of The Change Conversation is out now, featuring news about new ChangeStories podcast episodes as well as some really interesting research about pausing and reflecting during change programmes and reframing change resistance. There are also...
One of the most interesting points that emerged from my PhD research was the importance of the hidden factors in organisations that can impact on their ability to move forward and change. The iceberg model is well known as a model of organisation culture. But, in my...
Recently I’ve been thinking about or perhaps rethinking change resistance. Twenty years ago, when I first started out working in organisation change, resistance was seen as a difficult behaviour perpetuated by difficult people. Every day I saw managers and change...
A recent survey by Deloitte showed that 55% of workers believe that their colleagues are just as, if not more, productive now than before lockdown. And, 61% of desk based workers would prefer to work from home more often after lockdown. There is no denying that...
Appreciative inquiry is a key part of our work to support organisations and individuals in creating meaningful change. But what is it and why is it useful? And more importantly, is it useful right now, during a pandemic? In this article, I will discuss the key...