What’s The Difference Between Transition and Change? As it turns out, a great deal – although they may seem similar. Let me talk you through the distinction between the two, and explain how knowing and acting on this important knowledge could be the key to unlocking a...
Why do we resist change? Organisations, whilst theoretically wrapped around processes and structures, are about people. And people can be a bit wobbly around the edges. In other words, they know what they like, and they like what they know. In my role as a leadership...
Why would we view change as grief? It’s easy to regard grief as limited: the powerful, painful emotions you may experience with the loss of a loved one. In other words, on a raw, personal level – and this much is at the very least, definitely true. It’s a fact that no...
Gestalt is a German word. The closest translation is ‘whole’, ‘pattern’ or ‘form’. It has the sense that meaning cannot be found from breaking things down into parts but rather from the appreciation of the whole. In other words, Gestalt is a holistic process. It...
Is remote working damaging our adaptability to change? Anyone who has studied neuroscience will quickly tell you that multiple studies have shown that loneliness and social isolation can harm our ability to learn and adapt. In humans, our cognitive function becomes...
Is culture one of the main reasons transformation efforts fail? To be sure of that, you'd need to break that down and think about the parts involved in it. Culture, in many ways, is an output of the day-to-day interactions of the people within an organisation. The...
