About Us
The Change Gym is an Australian company based on the Gold Coast, Queensland. We utilise digital platforms to serve clients worldwide. We have been in business since 2010.
We help companies build their psychological and structural readiness for change. Embarking on changes such as business or digital transformations, or cultural change, is more risky without a readiness audit and, where needed, taking steps to improve change readiness.
We assist clients through assessments, training, coaching, and consulting services. Clients who work with us should first consider what they want and need. For example, some clients are interested in learning about change readiness—what it entails, what to look out for, and how to develop it. Our online courses are well-suited to meet this need.
Other clients want to transform their organisation to become more adaptable, innovative, and competitive. This typically requires more than just education and often involves working closely alongside the client, sometimes with additional coaching and/or consulting services.
Our approach is scientific, scalable, and easy to use, making it suitable for organisations of any size or industry.
Our Story
Dr Steve Barlow has qualifications in adult education and has been in the education and training industry for decades. He has taught in schools, prisons, universities, workplaces, vocational education colleges, and community settings. He became interested in change readiness while training maximum-security prisoners in anger management.
With a Master’s degree in education and a PhD in change readiness, Steve is a member of the Change Management Institute and a Fellow of the Institute of Managers and Leaders. He has also lectured in change readiness/management in graduate programs at the University of Tasmania.
There is often a gap between the need for change and the readiness to succeed. Just because people need to do something doesn’t mean they will be ready to engage or succeed.
This gap often has dire consequences. An organisation recognises the need for change, commits to change, allocates resources, and begins implementing change. Too often, it is only then that people discover the organisation is not ready to succeed.
It’s far better to assess and build readiness before committing all those resources to a project that will struggle to survive.
The science of change readiness helps us understand what we must do to get ready for success.
Our job is to help you understand and leverage that knowledge so your changes are more successful.
Before purchasing anything from this site, we recommend that you reach out and talk to us. Let us explore together what you want to achieve and your past struggles with change. Then, we can discuss some options to help you move forward.