25-year change leader who scaled a consulting firm to the Inc. 500/5000, now helping others navigate transformation and complexity.
Busy sponsors aren’t disengaged—they’re overwhelmed. Change success depends on helping them make the smallest, sharpest moves with the biggest echo. Redefine engagement, script micro-moments, and amplify their voice. Smart leverage beats constant access every time.
Your first executive briefing is not about slides; it is about signal. In just a few minutes, leaders decide whether you bring clarity or confusion. Learn how to prepare, frame your message, and handle questions with confidence to earn trust and credibility.
OpenAI’s Sora rollout flipped consent on its head, forcing creators to opt out of having their work used for training. It’s a subtle but sweeping power shift—one that redefines ownership in the age of AI.
Emotional debt is the hidden backlog of frustration and fatigue that quietly sabotages change. Left unaddressed, it compounds—fueling resistance, mistrust, and stalled transformations. Change leaders who name it and design for repair can turn trust into their most strategic asset.
AI wellness tools can nudge healthier habits, but they risk masking leadership failures. Real well-being depends on leaders who notice, listen, and care—not just dashboards and algorithms.
AI is moving workplace wellness beyond surveys and perks. By reading real-time work patterns and delivering subtle nudges, AI systems help prevent burnout, sustain performance, and open a new frontier for HR and change leaders.
Leaders love to toss out slogans like “People hate change” or “We’re like a family here.” They sound sharp, but they shut down feedback and disguise deeper issues. Real resistance isn’t fear of change—it’s frustration with poor planning, muddled priorities, and chaos masquerading as strategy.
Change management is a demanding field, but building a resilient career is about more than just mastering the basics. Discover how to stay relevant, grow your expertise, and thrive no matter what changes come your way.
From first steps to seasoned strategy, cutover comms demand more than updates. This guide shows how practitioners at every level can steady the chaos of go-live.
The drive to “return value” every quarter rarely benefits the people who created it. As practitioners, we must ask: when does returning value cross the line into extracting it—and what role do we play in enabling that cycle?
'Help me understand’ sounds curious, but in change work it often masks a demand to defend. This piece unpacks the hidden power play—and shows how practitioners can reclaim the phrase as a tool for connection instead of control.
Being “nice” feels safe in change work—but it comes at a cost. When we smooth over conflict, delay hard truths, or prioritize approval over impact, we quietly erode our credibility and influence. True kindness means courage: telling the truth with care and leading with clarity.
Don’t wait for the perfect mentor. Practitioners need two personal boards of directors: one that fuels growth and one that protects the business of you. Together, they create the scaffolding for a resilient and sustainable career.
Not every project needs a full change rollout. If you’re solo or stretched thin, a “bare minimum” plan can still deliver results. This guide shows how to reduce confusion, build trust, and drive adoption with just enough change support to matter.
GenX change practitioners are feeling the squeeze as orgs flatten, AI encroaches, and the profession faces an identity crisis. Survival means reframing our value—not as “change management,” but as outcomes leaders can’t ignore.
Some organizations quietly accept burnout as part of their business model. When “resilience” is weaponized to mask systemic overload, change leaders can’t stay neutral—we must call it out and design for sustainable capacity.