The Messy Middle: Why Influential Leaders SCAN Before They Push Harder
Publication: Change Leadership | change management | Organisational Change | Situational Awareness
Some concepts stay with you because they keep proving themselves to be true. For me, that applies to Professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter’s observation that everything can look like a failure in the middle1. I first heard her talk about this concept many years ago, and it makes perfect sense. Beginnings carry energy. There’s excitement, momentum […]
Train Before the Terrain Changes
Publication: Change Leadership | Change Readiness | Leadership Growth | leading change
One of my earliest multi-day hiking adventures taught me a lesson I have never forgotten. My husband, Craig and I were walking the Milford Track in New Zealand. I had the boots, the pack, my walking poles, travelling companions and plenty of enthusiasm. What I didn’t have was enough training. At the time, I suspect […]
The Virtue of Impatience: Why Leaders Need Disciplined Urgency
Publication: Change Leadership | Change Readiness | Disciplined Urgency
Patience is praised as a leadership virtue. We admire the leader who listens before acting, holds steady under pressure, and gives people the time they need to adjust. In many moments, that kind of patience is exactly what’s needed. But patience has a shadow side. In organisations, patience can become a polished name for delay. […]
Six Steps to Redefine Your Leadership in an Era of Change
Publication: Change Leadership | leadersip strategies | Redefining Leadership
2025 has got off to a cracking and, at times, bewildering pace. You don’t have to look too far to see changes made, planned or being discussed. The World Economic Forum‘s, Future of Jobs Report 2025, which was released recently, explains how there is a convergence of an array of challenges, including economic volatility, geopolitical […]
Do you look to change last?
Publication: Change Leadership | Lead Example | Leadership Growth | leading change
Regularly, consulting firms release analyses on the challenges facing businesses and leaders. Reports, such as this one from KPMG, are insightful and provide helpful focal points for leaders. More often than not, issues around change and transformation top the list. However, what’s rarely included as a leadership challenge is the need for leaders to challenge their […]
Are you a change ready leader?
Publication: Change Leadership | Growth Mindset | Leader Habits | Organisational Change
If you’ve worked in any organisation for a while, you’ll likely have experienced some form of organisational change. Sadly, it’s also likely that your experience of the change may have been sub-par. The history of organisational change is littered with examples of projects and initiatives that didn’t go to plan. Never finished. Descoped. Poorly implemented […]
Leading a change – do you change first or last?
Publication: Change Leadership | Leadership Growth | Personal Change | Self-Awareness
Change leadership is no longer an optional skill for leaders. Instead, it’s seen as a core competency. When you think about leading a change and being an effective change leader, what skills and competencies spring to mind? Is it for example: Building strong stakeholder relationships Being able to coach your team members Thinking strategically and […]
Change Leaders: cancel the solo performance – it’s time to empower your production team
Publication: Change Leadership | Empower Production Team | Role Clarity | Team Accountability
One of the biggest killers of progress in organisations is a lack of role clarity. While there are various ingredients that determine whether people are motivated at work, two of the primary ones are: accountability and flexibility. People want to know what they are accountable for, and they want some flexibility in how they go […]