Did you know that your organisation’s change readiness depends on what and how people think? We could express this relationship in as simple formula: WT + HT = CR The WT part of that equation refers to what people believe to be true – about themselves, other people, the context in which they operate, and…
It was early January. The audience looked fresh and bright, reflecting the glow of happy holidays. A smiling woman in her 40s took to the stage and wished everybody a happy 85% day. Heads turned. Vague looks spread around. 85% day? The speaker went on. Statistically, she said, 85% of New Year’s resolutions were already…
We hear a lot these days about AI – how smart it is and what it can do better and faster than humans. But here’s a question I’d ask you to consider – how do you plan to optimise the performance of your workers during times of rapid change? Change is not easy for many…
Imagine it’s night, and you are sitting in the cockpit of a commercial aircraft, about to land the plane at a large airport in a large city. As you look down over the city below, the light from a million streetlamps, cars, buildings and houses floods your brain with sensory information. Amid this abundance of…
For Steve Barlow, the pathway to change readiness began in prison. Now, don’t jump to any hasty conclusions! Steve worked in prisoner rehabilitation in a maximum security prison in Sydney – he delivered anger management and conflict resolution programs to inmates. It was during this time that he became interested in change readiness. Why? Because…
How we look at things determines what we see. Some industries appear monolithic. When we consider the health industry, the image of multi-storey hospitals comes to mind. We think of designated wards, operating theatres, and expensive machines. These huge buildings are the institutional face of healthcare – a blend of humanitarian approachability and scientific distance….
This post is about making decisions – what to consider and what you should be aware of. Every now and then, we come to a fork in the road. We need to decide – which road will I take? These are decisions with significant consequences but there are also smaller, more transactional choices we make…
Change readiness problems within an organisation decrease engagement, lower expectations of success, promote frustration and fear, and impoverish outcomes. Where do these problems come from? What can be done about them? Organisations consist of multiple and often complex systems working together. When we attempt to analyse the root causes of change readiness problems, we need…
Change fitness follows a normal distribution, like many other aspects of our world. This means the average person has an average amount of change fitness. A small percentage of the population has lots of it and a small percentage of the population has very little of it. I argue that change fitness is acquired via…
To be optimistic doesn’t mean you’re in denial about life’s unpleasant realities. Optimistic people aren’t immune from struggles, obstacles, and disappointments. Along the road to success, we all find obstacles that block our pathway. Sometimes they are inside us – like the fear of failure, insecurity, anxiety, or lack of motivation to get started. And…
