You’re hired, but not operational. No email, no calendar, no access—just endless waiting in provisioning purgatory. Welcome to the new normal of onboarding, where security delays, IT black holes, and compliance rituals leave you ghosted by your own job.
Before you slap another KPI on the dashboard, ask yourself: will it drive action—or just add noise? This guide walks you through what to consider before introducing new metrics, so you can stop measuring everything and start measuring what matters.
Edge AI is shifting decision-making from the cloud to the frontline. This first Future Friday article explores how edge, fog, and AI are converging—and what change practitioners need to know to lead through this next wave of transformation.
In every meeting, there’s one—or four—who just can’t help themselves. The recappers. The performers. The idea thieves. The oracles. This field guide catalogs the most common corporate monologuers and offers survival strategies for anyone trapped in their echo chamber.
Not another meeting — a momentum machine. Learn how to run high-impact working sessions that cut across silos, spark clarity, and actually get things done.
Blockbusters and businesses both fall for the same trap: launching without a clear plan and hoping to fix things later. But “we’ll fix it in post” isn’t a strategy—it’s a risk. This article unpacks the cost of winging it and how to build change that sticks.
Merging program delivery and change management is no longer optional. As transformation offices evolve, success depends on readiness, saturation, and behavioral tipping points—not just hitting timelines and budgets.
When stakeholder buy-in starts to slip, more dashboards won’t save you. This field guide shows you how to reengage skeptics with the right metrics—at the right moment.
Change management isn’t a career cul-de-sac—it’s one of the best strategic apprenticeships in the enterprise. Learn how it opens doors to roles in strategy, operations, HR, and Chief of Staff, with real-world pivots, practical advice, and a new way to frame your impact.
NTD—“Need to Drop”— has become a workplace shorthand for our fractured attention. Here’s why bouncing between meetings is breaking our focus.
As executive teams evolve, change is still missing from the top. ChangeGuild makes the case for a Chief Change Officer—a strategic role focused on turning intention into execution without leaving people behind.
AI-first boutiques are eating the Big Four’s lunch—not with size, but with speed. This isn’t the end of consulting. It’s the rebirth. Learn how practitioners can outmaneuver legacy firms and turn disruption into opportunity.
As a freelancer or embedded consultant, you’re juggling multiple messaging systems and client platforms—while trying to focus on meaningful work. This is a meditation on urgency, distraction, and designing a better rhythm in the chaos.
Independence gets the headlines, but real change depends on interdependence. This Fourth of July, we explore why the myth of the lone change agent falls short—and how coalition-building, shared ownership, and designed dependencies drive lasting transformation.
Change Maturity Theater" is alive and well—where organizations perform competence instead of building it. This piece explores how to spot the signs, sidestep the spectacle, and guide your team from performative process to practical progress. Less spotlight. More substance.
ChangeGuild is a home base for modern change practitioners. This post introduces our mission, our three core offerings—content, coaching, and courses—and how to start exploring the site.