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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 through challenging times. We look at difficulties faced by leaders as well as individuals going through change. We're often our own harshest critic, but in this Saturday Catch-up, ease up, get your morning coffee and take a breather. There's light at the end of the tunnel - hang in there.


  1. Going back to July 13, 2023 we have Leading bravely against the bully. Bravery is often associated with acts of physical valour, but in the context of leadership, it's also the willingness to face difficult situations and challenges head-on, even when it may be easier to turn a blind eye. It takes courage to recognise and acknowledge bullying behaviour, especially if it's happening within your own team. A brave leader understands the importance of taking a stand and is committed to creating a culture of respect and inclusiveness.

  2. Dealing with Disappointment in Constant Change and Transformation Environments first published 4 July, 2023. Change and transformation initiatives are essential for growth and progress, both in personal and professional realms. However, along the journey of change, it is common to encounter setbacks and experience disappointment. We recommend cultivating your resilience and through adopting a proactive mindset. This way you can start to navigate disappointment and emerge stronger on the path to positive change. In this blog, Agencia Change explores effective strategies for dealing with disappointment in change and transformation environments.

  3. Also from last year, published 19 June 2023 is Beating the Beat Up: are we still talking about resilience? Holding ourselves accountable for things that aren't in our control is a very real problem in change. So check your Resilience - how does a conscientious change professional reflect on their own performance in the face of stringent resistance? Do we beat ourselves up, reminding ourselves that we're meant to be changing this organisation one person at a time? Does our resilience suffer when we do?

  4. Gut feel and lag indicators: When change isn't going well. Published 9 January, 2024 we posited that you may no longer enjoy going to work in the morning, or you may have become used to a certain sinking feeling. When change professionals and business leaders just know that the people side of change isn't going well, they need to take early action. This can be the difference between a change project steering towards recovery and one steering towards toxicity. Ask for some outside perspective on the observable signals and start to diagnose. Work with people you trust to review the indicators, or initiate new ones if necessary, and help make the problems visible, understand them better and plan remediation.

  5. We finish today's Saturday Catch-up on 1 March, 2023 with Leaning in is the Hardest Part of Change. Leaning in is the hardest part because after acknowledging the change, we're able to fully face it. It's only after embracing the change we'll be able to see the new possibilities. When we let go of the familiar, we make room for innovation and growth. We see the world with fresh eyes. Even though it might seem daunting, embracing change brings surprising rewards.


Empathy is the key to difficult times, but we're not as good as we could be about showing empathy to ourselves. Changes can be both simple and complex, and sometimes it just takes time to understand the exact impacts and make a plan to deal with them. In the meantime, it's only human to have feelings about what you're going through.


Acknowledging our feelings, breaking down the change into its components and committing to taking action is a great way to start.


That's the catch-up for this Saturday: there is light at the end of the tunnel


An interesting village lane is in sunlight at the end of a dark passageway

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Please enjoy your Saturday catch-up.

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Kerrie Smit
Kerrie Smit
Mar 19
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Thanks Isak. I’m glad your enjoyed our blog.

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