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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.


Saturday Catch-Up: Staying Positive
Take a look at the theme of staying positive and its relationship to change management.

Kerrie Smit
May 18, 20242 min read
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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
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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
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Saturday Catch-Up: Top 5 in Numbers and Lists
Articles with a clue in the title, like lists, are often just what we need - a little bit advice truncated into the top 3 things to know.

Kerrie Smit
May 11, 20243 min read
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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
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Using Change as a Catalyst for Growth
Change is both a threat and an opportunity. It's often perceived as disruptive, but it can indeed be a powerful catalyst for growth.

Kerrie Smit
May 6, 20245 min read
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Saturday Catch-Up: Setting the record Straight
Staying flexible in approach and meeting the change where it's coming from calls for understanding differences in change concepts and usage.

Kerrie Smit
May 4, 20242 min read
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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
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Change Management Tools: We're Change Mates with Matae!
We review Matae's Change Workspace and offer a curated trial so you can follow along with our review.

Kerrie Smit
Apr 30, 20246 min read
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8 Common Misconceptions About Change Management
Take a tongue-in-cheek read, as we debunk some common misconceptions about change management.

Kerrie Smit
Apr 29, 20245 min read
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Saturday Catch-Up: Change Managers Between Roles
We look at the regular cycle of hiring down turn, and what change managers can do to remain productive and buoyant during down time.

Kerrie Smit
Apr 27, 20242 min read
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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
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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
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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
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Saturday Catch-Up: Models and Frameworks
In a change management assignment the unique combination of variables you will face calls for a top tool kit.

Kerrie Smit
Apr 20, 20242 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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