Season 4 - Episode 41 - What are three pitfalls to avoid in any change management approach?

In this Episode of Next Level Change Success, Therese covers the opportunity that the end of the year presents to you from a change management, change leadership or even general leadership perspective. The more observational you are about your people, how your team are feeling, the more you can manage organisational change capacity next year in line with cycles and sentiment. Like what you hear about change management, change leadership and influencing for change? Then come and visit www.myvirtualchangemanager.com to develop your change skills in a practical, smart and cost-effective way.

In this Episode of Next Level Change Success, Therese explores all of the aspects of Change Sponsorship. It is such a critical aspect of change management and change strategy, yet in the planning you can get it so wrong. Are you clear on who the Change Sponsors need to be? Are you aware of the challenges of leading and being the voice of the change? Are you underestimating or overestimating change leadership capabilities of your Change Sponsors? All of these questions are answered in this episode. Want to know more about change leadership and change management? Come and visit us at www.myvirtualchangemanager.com to find out more.

In this episode we explore the wise words of a Fortune 500 CEO, who talked about the pace of organisational change. Yes, while the CEO may not have used those words, his insights into advice provided to them drew connections to many of the themes explored this year by My Virtual Change Manager. So have a listen about the pacing of change and how leaders and Executives can cripple the organisations or teams they lead if they don't develop their change intelligence well. Like what you hear? Subscribe or come to myvirtualchangemanager.com for more about change management, change leadership and influencing for change.

In this Episode, Therese covers the areas to really focus on when it comes to the call for 'Communications' regarding the change you are looking to introduce into an organisation. While this is a shorter episode, this is because it is just as succinct and focused as your activities need to be. There are three things to do to get your communications up and running and for it to be effective. Communication, when it comes to change management is like a leg on a stool - without this leg the change will be fundamentally compromised. So have a listen and discover these three areas and then reflect on whether your change communications is fit for purpose. Like what you hear? Come and visit us at www.myvirtualchangemanager.com  

As a change manager, a change leader or influencer for change there are reflections that can be powerful when considering those who have lived and led change in their lives. This is a quirky episode, with Therese reflecting on how the losses of some icons has her thinking about how their role modelling and leadership has provided powerful lessons in the world of change. The mindset you can have, the way in which you can respect others and have a positive change impact in your every day life. Like what you hear? Come to www.myvirtualchangemanager.com for frameworks and a deeper sense of purpose.

 The end is nigh - the end of the year that is! And like all business cycles, there are cycles in change management as well. In this week's episode Therese talks about what you should consider from a change management and enterprise change management perspective. This will have you look at the last quarter of the year from an entirely new perspective. This is where the art of connected thinking really comes to the fore. After all human's are not machines, and can have a lot of 'wear and tear' from poor change experiences throughout the year. So how do you optimise change in your organisation at this time of year? Listen and find out?   Come and visit www.myvirtualchangemanager.com to explore the world of change management, change leadership and influencing for change.

In this episode of Next Level Change Success, Therese tackles AI from a different angle. With the revolution that Artificial Intelligence is bringing to organisations, it needs a true change management strategy and plan.  Discover how to roll out AI as a true transformation (not just a tech upgrade), the biggest pitfalls to avoid, and how to build a culture ready to adapt. Whether you’re a project manager, HR leader, or change practitioner, this episode will help you lead with confidence through the next wave of digital disruption. 🎧 Listen now and learn how to partner with AI, without losing your human edge. Want to know more about change management, change leadership and how to influence for change in your organisation? Come and visit us at www.myvirtualchangemanager.com  

Words create worlds. In this episode of Next Level Change Success, Therese unpacks how your everyday language whether it is spoken or in emails, used in workshops, and leadership moments, signals your values and shapes engagement. You’ll learn how to adapt language to different cultures and contexts to improve the engagement with your organisational, or team change. This episode is for you if you are leading a transformational change and want to make sure that you are giving it the best chance for success. Language will either engage or alienate your people - the choice is yours. Want to learn more about change management, change leadership, transformational change and change in teams? Visit us at www.myvirtualchangemanager.com and add change management and change leadership skills into your business toolkit. There has never been a more important time to be able to handle, deliver and lead change well.

We all have biases. Some we know about; others quietly shape our thinking and decision-making from the shadows. In the world of change management, where people, relationships, and trust are everything, our personal bias can make or break the success of a change initiative. Think about it. How often do you find yourself gravitating toward people who “think like you”? Or feeling instantly skeptical when someone offers a completely different approach? Bias is human. But left unchecked, it can limit creativity, silence diverse voices, and stifle growth. In this episode of Next Level Change Success, we dive into how personal bias shows up in our everyday change work, why it often goes unnoticed, and how to start recognising and reshaping it so that it empowers, rather than limits, your ability to lead change effectively. Like what you hear? Come and visit us at www.myvirtualchangemanager.com to upskill in change management, change leadership, change influencing.  

In this short, sharp episode, Therese dives into the three most common traps that derail change efforts — rushing impact assessments, missing key stakeholders, and designing in isolation. Learn how to avoid these pitfalls and build change that actually sticks through change management planning that makes a difference and takes these into account. Whether you’re working on a corporate transformation or a process tweak, this episode gives you practical tools to get it right the first time.   Like what you hear and want to create a change management plan that works? Come and visit us at www.myvirtualchangemanager.com