Stakeholder Engagement and Change Management Insights

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.

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.

Communications is a discipline and profession in its own right, but many projects combine the two functions. This makes it crucial to keep focusing on and improving the key area of overlap: change communications.

Are you looking to improve the success of your next project? If you've ever found yourself asking, "What would we do differently next time?" after a project wraps up, you're not alone. Common wisdom and wide-scale studies repeatedly point to the same key areas for improvement in post-implementation reviews.

In change management, we often talk about 'what's changing'—the new system, the organisational structure, the policy. But what if the 'how'—the process—is even more important?

In our role as a leader of people, especially in change environments, it's essential we master our responses when presented with emotions...

Going slower gives more time and space for stakeholders to become familiar with the change through informal channels: corridor conversations, coffee and catch ups. And informal conversations often elicit more honest feedback than formal channels. It may seem counterintuitive that slowing down to build relationships makes change faster.

As the world continues to shift and we all adjust, we're seeing a fundamental change in how market power operates. If businesses aren't agile enough, they risk being left behind in the coming years. This reflection on 2023 provides lessons for future market behaviour.

In recent years, the tech industry has made strides in acknowledging and addressing the gender gap that has long persisted within its...

In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, technology professional service startups like www.agenciachange.com have emerged.

Change is an inevitable part of life, both personally and professionally. Whether you're facing a career transition, an organisational restructure, or adapting to new technologies, navigating change can be challenging. But what if there was a secret to not only surviving change but thriving in it? That secret is professional mentoring.

Change is constant and the experience we've accumulated, tells us government transformations are both complex and accelerating.