Are you alert to the change cane toads at work?
Publication: change management | influence | leading change
It seemed like a good idea at the time. You’ve got a problem and identified a solution. Tested the solution, and now you’ve rolled it out. The team and you sit back and celebrate your success…only to find unexpected impacts derail the change. Dependencies and connections you hadn’t identified have risen to the surface, and […]
Governance Institute of Australia: How to help your people through times of great change
Publication: change management | leading change | strategy
Thanks to the Governance Institute of Australia, in this article Michelle outlines how leaders can help their team through times of great change. Michelle notes: Effective leaders recognise this and are adept at helping their organisation and team be equipped to respond to whatever the changing world sends their way. Critical skills needed in a […]
HR Leader: How to help your people through times of great change
Publication: change management | leadership | leading change | workplace
The CSIRO’s recently released report, Our Future World, highlights the seven megatrends that will likely transform how we work, play and live. It’s a stark reminder that change is all around us, and is continual. Thanks to HR Leader, in this article Michelle explains how you can help your people through times of great change. […]
What’s the friction holding you back?
Publication: change management | culture | organisations
Is friction holding you back from making the progress you seek and from making a change happen? Craig and I have recently taken up bike riding. Not having ridden a bike since my teenage years, getting back on, I was a little nervous (perhaps an understatement, because I did have thoughts of scrapes, bruises and […]
Do you need to change your shoes?
Publication: careers | change management | performance | Success
Working from home prompted lots of change. Most notably, we no longer needed to pay much attention to what was happening to the bottom half of our wardrobe. I only recently discovered a hidden downside from that trend. Getting ready for a recent public, in-person event, I went to put on high heels and found […]
IML: Back in the office: a leader’s role in rebuilding a culture of confidence
Publication: change management | leadership | leading change | workplace
When champagne corks were popping to ring in the New Year, many hoped that 2021 would farewell uncertainty and unpredictability. COVID-19’s long tail has dashed that hope, and employees and employers are grappling with establishing a new normal as workplace expectations have shifted. How do you find an approach that best meets your needs? Michelle […]
Nest Egg: Workplace changes in 2021: Are you ready?
Publication: change management | organisations | workplace
2020 was a certainly a year like never before and in this article for Nest Egg, Michelle writes about the changes that are coming to the workplace. Are you ready for these changes? 2020 was a year like no other, with businesses adapting and workplaces changing in a manner and speed never seen before. So, […]
SmartCompany: Ever wondered if you’re someone else’s bad boss? I was, and this is what I learnt
Publication: change management | leading change | workplace
In this article for SmartCompany, Michelle Gibbings bravely concedes she was once a ‘bad boss’. She took feedback from her colleagues and amended her leadership style. Here’s Michelle’s advice for leaders who find themselves in the same boat. Fictionalised in movies, but all too real in offices, factories and worksites around the world, we’ve all […]
Women’s Agenda: I was a bad boss and this is what I learnt
Publication: change management | leading change | women | workplace
In this article for Women’s Agenda, Michelle Gibbings bravely concedes she was once a ‘bad boss’. She took feedback from her colleagues and amended her leadership style. Here’s Michelle’s advice for leaders who find themselves in the same boat. Fictionalised in movies, but all too real in offices, factories and worksites around the world, we’ve […]
The Advertiser: One in three Aussies would take a pay cut to work from home after COVID-19 restrictions lift
Publication: change management | negotiation | workplace
Michelle was invited by The Advertiser to contribute her suggestions on how to negotiate a continued ‘work from home’ arrangement – read the article by Melanie Burgess here. Aussies given a taste of working from home are so keen to keep their newfound flexibility that one in three would take a pay cut for the […]