Leading Through Change
Change models, communicating change, resistance and keeping momentum.
Change Models Compared: Lewin, Kotter and ADKAR in Practice
What the best-known change models actually say, where each comes from, what each is good for, and how to combine them on a real change.
Read · 6 min read →Leading Through ChangeCommunicating Change: How to Announce It So People Hear It
How to announce a change so it lands: answering people's real questions, sequencing the message, admitting unknowns and keeping it two-way.
Read · 5 min read →Leading Through ChangeResistance to Change: Finding the Cause and Responding Well
Why people push back on change, how to tell the causes apart, and how to match your response to each one without steamrolling anyone.
Read · 6 min read →Leading Through ChangeLeading Layoffs With Care: WARN Notice, Releases and Dignity
The federal rules leaders should know before a layoff, including the WARN Act and age-discrimination waivers, plus how to handle the conversations.
Read · 6 min read →Leading Through ChangeThe People Side of Mergers: Culture, Talent and Communication
How to lead people through a merger or acquisition, from pre-closing limits to day-one messages, culture mapping, talent retention and the first year.
Read · 6 min read →Leading Through ChangeSustaining Change After Launch: How to Keep New Ways Alive
Why changes fade after go-live and how to keep them working: define the core, build it into systems, reinforce it and read backsliding as information.
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