Change leader, coach, and writer. Former Inc. 500/5000 founder. I help practitioners make change practical, human, and sustainable.
The company finally found the one collaboration tool to rule them all. Unfortunately, it’s joining five others still in use, while leadership continues to communicate exclusively via email. A satirical look at how “single sources of truth” multiply inside modern organizations.
Roles are harder to find and rates have dropped. Hope will not move your search forward. A reliable system will. This is a practical, numbers-driven approach to staying in motion, building pipeline, and creating opportunity in a tough market.
AI is entering the change office—not to replace the work, but to reshape it. As automation takes on drafting, analysis, and tracking, the practitioner’s value moves to interpretation, guidance, and trust.
Running solo doesn’t mean running on chaos. EOS helps you think like a founder, act like a CEO of one, and stay focused on the work that moves your business forward.
“All models are wrong, but some are useful.” In change work, that truth matters more than ever. The best practitioners don’t chase perfect frameworks—they adapt them, remix them, and use them to move people forward when clarity is scarce and complexity is constant.
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.