Stakeholder Engagement and Change Management Insights

In a previous post, Workplace Community and Wellbeing: Fostering a Healthy and Productive Environment , we explored the vital connection...

By understanding its limitations and leveraging its strengths, organisations can harness the power of AI to drive successful change.

Whether disrupting needs or meeting them, starting with an understanding of Maslow's theories could change your world.

When we hear opinions that challenge deeply held beliefs, our brains often resist, making it hard to concentrate and engage constructively.

Persuasion in change management isn’t about manipulation and negotiation is not about creating win-lose outcomes: quite the opposite in fact

Bringing people along on the change journey really means understanding their needs and meeting the most serious one first.

Change Managers often feel discouraged when they're unable to produce cohesive, smooth, and positive change across the entire bell curve of stakeholders. As change practitioners, mastering change resilience is an ongoing journey that requires continuous learning and adaptation. By honing your skills in change management, change leadership, and stakeholder management, you can create a ripple effect of resilience within your organisation.

Cultivating meaningful connections contributes to overall well-being and individual success especially during times of change.

Workplace community is a concept that can enhance employee wellbeing, and long-term strategic advantage.

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

This Saturday, we're looking back at some of our blog posts that tackle the hardest parts of change. It's easy to feel overwhelmed, but these articles serve as a reminder that there is a path through challenging times.

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 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.

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.

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?

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.

Most of us accept that the world of work is constantly changing. But I was thinking about how the wider world is also constantly in flux,...

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.