This year-end Unwrapped looks past dashboards and milestones to name the work change practitioners actually carried. The stabilization, translation, and risk absorption that kept change moving rarely shows up in the recap, but it shaped everything.
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.
Change doesn’t fail because of frameworks. It fails when you ignore power, politics, and the people who decide what moves forward.
Executives don’t need grief models - they need strategy. Learn how to reframe change conversations around adoption risk, alignment, and measurable impact.
For seasoned change practitioners, the Chief of Staff role is a natural next step. Explore how your skills in strategy, influence, and emotional intelligence can position you as a key advisor to senior leadership.