Stakeholder Engagement and Change Management Insights

To successfully realise the benefits of remote working, organisations must adapt their strategies, embrace virtual collaboration, build a resilient culture, and redefine leadership.

Effective leadership is not just a desirable trait—it’s an absolute necessity. For seasoned executives, team leaders, or aspiring managers, your skill as a leader can be the actual reason why people get out of bed in the morning.

If you haven't tasted tears and triumphs in equal measure in your career, you're probably not a Change Manager. Change management might seem like a mechanical process, or perhaps a machiavellian one? But it isn’t just about templates, timelines and plans; it can be an adventure that leads to profound personal and organisational growth. Amidst the challenges and uncertainties, there lies a hidden gem: the sense of achievement that change management brings.

If conscious efforts to foster people's adoption of change weren't required, we would call change something entirely different, such as 'erosion' or 'evolution'. But with people involved, so are their fears, aspirations, and capacity for resilience in the face of transformation. When change management changes, organisations that keep pace retain the competitive advantage they established when they recognised their people as their greatest asset.

Is effective communication the cornerstone of career success? Achieving success isn't just about competence in your field or having a stellar resumé; it's also about how satisfied you feel with your own progress. Effectively communicating your ideas, collaborating with others, and navigating networking and stakeholder or customer relationships are all crucial elements of job satisfaction.

Courage is often portrayed as a majestic virtue possessed by heroes and leaders. The pinnacles of our society have this innate trait that takes them to places the rest of us can't go. But is that really true, or is courage a skill that can be cultivated and strengthened over time?

Organisational change management has now become a fundamental concept in the majority of business practices, essential for organisations seeking to adapt, evolve, and grow through dynamic environments. At its core, change management involves the systematic planning, implementation, and monitoring of changes within an organisation to ensure successful outcomes and minimise disruptions. We take a closer look at exactly what we mean by managed change, with a focus on planned cha

When Change Managers and Change Leaders work together to deliver successful change, the resulting partnership can be tremendously satisfying. Organisations can increase their likelihood of success and achieve sustainable results. Effective change implementations require careful planning and a commitment to creating the right kind of environment for the impacted audience to acknowledge, get ready for and adapt to the new state of things.

Successful change initiatives are not merely driven by intuition or hunches; they are built on a robust foundation of evidence, data and facts. If the practice of change management can not be validated, it will only get part the way there. Evidence, data, and facts need to guide successful organisational transformations.

Change management is a delicate blend of art and science, requiring curiosity in both organisational dynamics and human behaviour.

Consider the last time you experienced a major unwanted change in your personal life—a neighbour blocking your view with a new building, a difficult breakup, a health scare, or an unexpected move. These events are deeply emotional and challenging. Unwanted change in the workplace is no different. A sudden shift in responsibilities or a major company restructure can feel as profound as a personal upheaval.

As leaders, our primary responsibility is to grow our business through nurturing and empowering our teams to reach their full potential. There is rarely growth without change. By embracing change as an opportunity for growth and development, we can pave the way for organisational success and cultivate a culture of resilience and innovation.

In order to flex into an agile environment, change managers can provide support in four main ways.

Coaches are people who've gone before and have substantial experience. They know things. It may have taken you long hours across several weekends to locate and fix a noise in your car engine, but now you know how to do it - it seems easy. Imagine if your neighbour had known how to fix your engine and you could have just learned it from them? What would it have been worth to you?

Change management is a dynamic field that plays a pivotal role in navigating organisational transformations. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting out, honing your skills and pursuing a career in change management offers a rewarding opportunity to drive positive change and foster productive organisational cultures.

The role of a Change Sponsor can be a challenging one, as is having a Change Sponsor understand why their active involvement is essential in bringing about effective change. We look at why just hiring a Change Manager is not enough to get the job done and why the involvement of the Change Sponsor is essential. It all comes down to roles.

One of the most resistant cultures I've worked with was also where I had one of the most satisfying conversations about sustainability. It was a rainmaker culture.

Gaining support from managers and supervisors during change is a fundamental role of a change manager. We need people at all levels of the change to accept it, engage with it and adopt it. But we need more from leaders. We're really asking people leaders to model their acceptance publicly of something they don't have a great deal of control over. For some leaders this can feel like over-promising and is a risk they may shy away from taking.

Large-scale change management inevitably involves technology implementations. The technical teams are very often resourced with expert...

Understanding that the success of one stakeholder contributes to the success of all is a paradigm shift that benefits everyone. A rising tide lifts all boats, and by fostering an environment of shared success, we amplify the impact of our efforts. Becoming an advocate means creating a culture of support. This culture encourages open communication, collaboration, and genuine concern for the well-being of each stakeholder, which leads to increased morale and productivity.