The Bonds That Rebuild: Cultivating Team Resilience

The Bonds That Rebuild: Cultivating Team Resilience

Dear Change Leader, When a storm strikes, it’s not the strongest tree that necessarily survives—it’s the grove with intertwined root systems supporting each other through the gale. As we continue exploring resilience, let’s focus on what might be the most powerful dimension: relational resilience—the unique strength that emerges when teams bond through disruption.   The […]

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Beyond Solutions – How This Team Transformed From Within

Have you heard our clients describe what happens when they work with us?   Beyond Solutions – How This Team Transformed From Within At our first meeting, the CEO of a 200-person financial services firm shared a powerful realization: their company had fallen out of alignment with the diverse, multicultural clients they served. “We’ve built

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“The Fatal Flaw of ‘Ready, Fire, Aim’” How Smart Change Leaders Prepare Before They Launch

Dear Change Leader,   Ready. Fire. Aim.   Sound familiar? If you’re wincing right now, you’re not alone. This all-too-common approach to change initiatives might be the most expensive three-word sequence in business.   As one veteran change leader noted in Bent Flyvbjerg’s “How Big Things Get Done”: “Change Projects, not only do they often

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Resources for Psychological Safety

  “Psychological safety is the belief that in a group you’re a part of you can ask a question, make a mistake, take a risk, ask for help without fear of embarrassment, exclusion, or retribution.” The Psychological Safety Playbook   Interested to learn more about Psychological Safety and the different it makes in the workplace? I’ve curated on this page

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"Would You Fly This Airline?" Rethinking What We Consider 'Essential' in Organizational Performance

“Would You Fly This Airline?” Rethinking What We Consider ‘Essential’ in Organizational Performance

Dear Change Leader,   Would you fly on this airline?   “We will no longer perform regular maintenance on our aircraft.” “Due to our hiring freeze, there will only be one pilot on the flight deck.”   Imagine an airline making these announcements in the name of cost-cutting. Your reaction would likely be a mix

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When Leaders (Over) React: The Hidden Cost of Unmanaged Emotions

When Leaders (Over) React: The Hidden Cost of Unmanaged Emotions

Dear Change Leader, Has anyone ever spoken to you like this? “Don’t you dare challenge me again.” “That’s a stupid idea” “Who asked you?” Ouch. That hurts. Think back to a time when you heard words like these. Notice how, even now, just remembering might make you feel unsettled. There’s a reason for that: emotions

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Transforming Uncertainty into Clarity

Have you heard our clients describe what happens when they work with us?   Transforming Uncertainty into Clarity Sarah, a leader at a national nonprofit, faced a daunting challenge. As the eighth leader of her function in just 4 years, she was charged with leading a successful turnaround. The organization was in turmoil, lacking a

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Creating Conditions for Success: A Fresh Look at Leadership Development

Creating Conditions for Success: A Fresh Look at Leadership Development

When a headline reads “Director removed after staff complaints,” it’s natural to feel a ripple of concern. What’s really going in our organizations? And what does it mean for leaders like you? Beyond the Headlines   The story itself is straightforward: A museum director was removed following concerns about their behavior and treatment of staff.

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Unlocking Potential – How External Insights Transformed This Team

Have you heard our clients describe what happens when they work with us?   Unlocking Potential: From Resistance to Cohesion When Sam stepped into his new leadership role at a global pharmaceutical company, he inherited more than a team—he inherited a tribe. With deep loyalties to their previous leader and established ways of working, the

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Think Global, Act Local: A Leadership Perspective on Navigating Change During Turbulent Times

Think Global, Act Local: A Leadership Perspective on Navigating Change During Turbulent Times

Dear Fellow Change Leader, In times of significant social and organizational disruption, I often reflect on a principle that has guided me through decades of witnessing and facilitating change: “Think Global, Act Local.“ I first encountered this phrase in 1990, during one of South Africa’s most turbulent periods. As Nelson Mandela emerged from 27 years

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