Thoughts on Change: How to herd humans without losing your mind
This podcast about the messy, political, emotional, deeply human side of leading change. Around here, we talk about how to move culture, how to build credibility, and how to influence without bulldozing. Basically: how to herd humans without losing your mind.
Thoughts on Change: How to herd humans without losing your mind
Latest Episodes
The Secret to Sustainable Change: Why Momentum Matters More Than Motivation
Have you ever noticed that some improvement efforts seem to take on a life of their own?People start talking about them. Others want to get involved. New ideas begin showing up. The improvement spreads beyond what you ever imagined.<...
Episode 15 - Why Great Ideas Stall: How to get buy-in by reaching the right people
Have you ever had an idea that everyone agreed was a good idea… after it was too late?You did the analysis. You gathered the data. You built the business case. Maybe you even created the world's most beautiful PowerPoint deck.And ...
Episode 14 - The Current You're Fighting: Why Great Ideas Stall Inside Organizations
Have you ever had an improvement idea that was absolutely the right thing to do… and it still went nowhere?The data was solid. The problem was real. The people closest to the work agreed it needed to happen. And yet somehow the project s...
Episode 13 - Just Because It's a Problem Doesn't Mean You Should Solve It
Change efforts don't usually fail because they're bad ideas.They fail because they're buried under noise.As Continuous Improvement leaders, we see problems everywhere. We spot waste, inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and opportunities ...