Key Insights from the Annual ACMP Change Conference
My colleague, Jim Turko, and I recently attended the Association of Change Management Professionals (ACMP) Conference in Chicago. This popular event drew 644 attendees, 66 presenters, and 19 exhibitors! The week was filled with exciting news and content, including 55 sessions and plenty of opportunities…
Read MoreHonoring Individual Change Journeys
Organizational change management (OCM) has been my primary focus for over 15 years. One thing I’ve learned is that everyone comes to it from a different place. Some have never heard of OCM, others have had mixed experiences with it, and some are experts in…
Read MoreThree Key Insights About the People Side of Change
I recently completed the Prosci Change Management Certification course, and it was an eye-opening experience in every sense. I gained practical strategies, explored the ADKAR model, and discovered just how essential the human side of change is to success. Here are three key insights that…
Read MoreGenAI for Change Leaders
In the past year, I’ve been learning and talking a lot with other Change Leaders and Project Managers about Generative Artificial Intelligence, or GenAI. This is an exciting time for people who lead changes in their organizations, because GenAI can help them perform better in…
Read MoreConnecting with the OCM Community
I recently had the opportunity to participate in my first major organizational change management (OCM) conference since the pandemic started – the 2024 San Diego Change Conference. After four years of video conferences and online meetings, I had many questions about this large in-person event.…
Read MoreA Rose by Any Other Name…
“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” – William Shakespeare It’s that time of year when I check-in on all those resolutions, transformations, and brave goals that I set to achieve in the New Year. As a Change Consultant, I have a…
Read MorePersonal Growth from Giving Back
“Leave the world a better place than when you came into it” – it’s one of the teachings that I tried to instill in my step kids when they were growing up. Life is about more than simply existing; we can be more. One of…
Read MoreReflections
At times, my career has taken me to places that I never thought it would. I never imagined embracing change management as a profession when I was in college – I didn’t even know what it was. I didn’t think I would love teaching change…
Read MoreChange Management for Tough Times
How can organizations thrive during change, when individuals must navigate with urgency, unpredictability, complexity, and overall tough times? I have pondered these questions since the start of the pandemic, when we all began to experience change at home, school, work, restaurants, gyms, and pretty much…
Read MoreDoing Organizational Change Management Remotely
“Change is hard at first, messy in the middle, and gorgeous at the end.” –Robin Sharma For most organizations, teams are facing a flurry of change in 2020 – not just technology and business changes, but also lifestyle changes due to the pandemic and working…
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