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War Stories with Kotter, Part 7: Enable Action by Removing Barriers
The Agencia Change Blog has published a number of posts about taking and enabling action from different perspectives. In Navigating...

Kerrie Smit
Jun 25, 20244 min read
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Mastering Change Resilience - A Guide for Change Practitioners
Change managers suffer guilt when they're unable to produce cohesive, smooth and happy change across the entire bell-curve of stakeholders.

Kerrie Smit
Jun 5, 20243 min read
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Saturday Catch-Up: Staying Positive
Take a look at the theme of staying positive and its relationship to change management.

Kerrie Smit
May 18, 20243 min read
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The Importance of Connecting During Change
Cultivating meaningful connections contributes to overall well-being and individual success especially during times of change.

Kerrie Smit
May 17, 20243 min read
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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, 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, 20243 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.

Kerrie Smit
May 2, 20244 min read
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8 Common Misconceptions About Change Management
You may need to take a tongue-in-cheek read of this post, 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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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...

Kerrie Smit
Apr 15, 20244 min read
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Saturday Catch-Up: Change management side-effects
Change management serves a wonderful core purpose in your organisation and in your life. But in dealing with change in a structured,...

Kerrie Smit
Apr 13, 20242 min read
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War Stories with Kotter, Part 2: Enlist a Volunteer Army
Dr. John Kotter’s 8-Step Process for Leading Change provided a structured framework for explaining the characteristics of successful...

Kerrie Smit
Apr 10, 20244 min read
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FAQ: What does a coach do?
People who hire a coach to work on skills or to get independent help with specific areas of concern are doing a very smart thing....

Kerrie Smit
Apr 8, 20243 min read
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A Change Manager's audit against the McKinsey 7-S Framework
Today's blog is a methodology deep dive, looking at some professional examples of the McKinsey 7-S Framework of organisational...

Kerrie Smit
Mar 27, 20244 min read
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How Organisations Gain from Addressing their Change Pain
Having worked in change management across various sectors, organisational structures and change types, there have been common pain...

Kerrie Smit
Mar 26, 20243 min read
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Navigating Change in a Remote Work Era: Strategies for Success
The world has witnessed a seismic shift in work dynamics over the past few years. The rise of remote work, accelerated by global events,...

Kerrie Smit
Mar 17, 20245 min read
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Saturday Catch-up: light at the end of the tunnel
This Saturday, let's go back to the archives to explore some of the hardest parts of change, and remind ourselves that there is a pathway...

Kerrie Smit
Mar 16, 20243 min read
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Beyond the Tears and Triumphs there's a Sense of Achievement
If you haven't tasted tears and triumphs in equal measure in your career, you're probably not a Change Manager. For the uninitiated,...

Kerrie Smit
Mar 12, 20244 min read
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Effective communication: is it the first business fundamental?
Is effective communication the cornerstone of career success? Achieving success isn't just about competence in your field or having a...

Kerrie Smit
Mar 10, 20242 min read
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Saturday Catch-up: the importance of managing change effectively
Unsurprisingly we looked at the theme of change management this week! But from a few different angles. Common threads included the...

Kerrie Smit
Mar 9, 20243 min read
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