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Stakeholder Engagement and Change Management Insights
Discover the essential strategies and tools for effective change management with Agencia Change. We empower individuals, teams, leaders and businesses to navigate transitions seamlessly, ensuring successful stakeholder engagement and communication. By leveraging our expertise, you can achieve sustainable transformation and growth. Learn how Agencia Change can guide your organisation through the complexities of change management today.
Change Management Tools: Matae Change Workspace pursues data-driven change management
While I might want more automation of data and views, not all change managers are alike, and no two assignments are exactly the same.
Kerrie Smit
May 22, 20247 min read
What problem are you solving? A Guide to Effective Change Management
Change management must be solving the right problem in order to be effective.
Kerrie Smit
May 20, 20244 min read
War Stories with Kotter, Part 6: Generate Short Term Wins
Demonstrating short term wins is a great way to help people understand that the change program is serious about delivering.
Kerrie Smit
May 16, 20244 min read
Change Management Tools: How Matae Change Workspace handles Change Activities
As we look at how Matae Change Workspace handles Change Activities, we need to also understand what it considers a change activity to be.
Kerrie Smit
May 15, 20246 min read
Workplace Community and Wellbeing: Fostering a Healthy and Productive Environment
Workplace community is a concept that can enhance employee wellbeing, and long-term strategic advantage.
Kerrie Smit
May 10, 20244 min read
Change Management Tools: Change is all about the People
In a change management tool we want to understand the people involved: who they are, how they fit together and what support they need.
Kerrie Smit
May 9, 20248 min read
Bridging the Generation Gap: Navigating Change Across Different Age Groups
We explore how various age groups approach change and practical strategies for fostering a more harmonious change environment.
Kerrie Smit
May 8, 20244 min read
Change Challenges are Universal
I'm consistently inspired by the passion and dedication in change management. Yet, I'm also reminded of the universal challenges.
Matt Dragun
May 7, 20243 min read
Cultural Alignment: Navigating Organisational Harmony
When employees feel connected to a shared purpose, they become ambassadors for the organisation’s success
Kerrie Smit
May 3, 20245 min read
War Stories with Kotter, Part 5: Create a Sense of Urgency
Picking up our series on Kotter's 8-Step Process for Leading Change, today we look at creating a sense of urgency. Just as Kotter's Emperor penguins seem to have done, the work in this change management case study established an alignment on what the sense of urgency was all about.
Kerrie Smit
May 2, 20244 min read
What's the difference between transformation and change management?
Change management and business transformation are clearly related but they carry different implications for organisations.
Kerrie Smit
Apr 26, 20243 min read
Self-Limiting Beliefs and Change: what’s holding you back?
Self-limiting beliefs are the stories we tell ourselves—often without questioning—that hold us back from realising our full potential. They emerge from our perceptions and thoughts about who we are, what we can achieve, and what the world expects of us. These beliefs may be silent, they may be louder like whispers or they may speak to us via internal dialogue. However you experience them, they influence our decisions and actions.
Kerrie Smit
Apr 24, 20244 min read
Choosing change management metrics
Who knew that helping people deal with change involved so much data? Choosing the right metrics in change management assignments is crucial for assessing progress, identifying areas for improvement, and ensuring successful implementation.
Kerrie Smit
Apr 23, 20245 min read
The technology dilemma in change communications
We have more technology, on more devices than ever before. This fragmentation creates a dilemma for change communication.
Kerrie Smit
Apr 21, 20244 min read
War Stories with Kotter, Part 4: Form a Strategic Vision
As we continue our deep dive into Kotter's 8-Step Process for Leading Change, we begin with some of the notable recognition and awards his thinking has received, and then look at a case study in forming a strategic vision.
Kerrie Smit
Apr 16, 20244 min read
Getting along and getting ahead in change: the Neutrality vs. Advocacy Dilemma
In organisational change management, two contrasting approaches often emerge: the common consulting strategy of maintaining neutrality, and the proactive stance of advocating for desired behaviours. While both aim to facilitate transitions, they differ significantly in execution and outcomes. We look at the pros and cons of each to better understand their implications for managing people's reactions to change.
Kerrie Smit
Apr 15, 20244 min read
War Stories with Kotter, Part 3: Build a Guiding Coalition
Nothing in change management is achieved by individuals: change is all about people and how they work together.
Kerrie Smit
Apr 12, 20244 min read
Building a Change Agent Network: A Strategic Approach
For organisations and change managers working towards large-scale changes, a change agent network can be a great tool. We present a concise guide on creating a change agent network that can effectively drive organisational change.
Kerrie Smit
Apr 11, 20245 min read
War Stories with Kotter, Part 2: Enlist a Volunteer Army
By allowing the 8 Accelerators to work iteratively, organisations can address their need for flexibility and agility, enable a continuous improvement mindset, and align with the reality of constant change. This article considers enlisting a volunteer army, and offers a case study to demonstrate how it can work in practice.
Kerrie Smit
Apr 10, 20244 min read
War Stories with Kotter, Part 1: Institute Change
Kotter's 8 steps provide not only a structured approach, but an inspiring one. Expressed in familiar business parlance, it's relatively easy to understand their intent and how they fit to create a whole, sound practice of change management. We unpack and provide a case study of 'Institute Change'.
Kerrie Smit
Apr 9, 20244 min read
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