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Kerrie Smit
May 25, 20243 min read
Saturday Catch-Up: Change Management Tools
In this Saturday Catch-up, forget a trip to Bunnings, read up instead on Matae Change Workspace Tool.
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Kerrie Smit
May 24, 20244 min read
Accelerate your change and avoid the over-promise
Over-promising isn't just a supplier-side problem, the client needs to be complicit in believing the selling points.
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Kerrie Smit
May 23, 20244 min read
Why diversity is better for everyone - and better than the alternatives
It's not easy to give up your place or entitlement if the status quo is on your side. So why embrace diversity? Here's a few good reasons.
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Kerrie Smit
May 22, 20247 min read
Change Management Tools: Matae Change Workspace pursues data-driven change management
While I might want more automation of data and views, not all change managers are alike, and no two assignments are exactly the same.
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Kerrie Smit
May 17, 20243 min read
The Importance of Connecting During Change
Cultivating meaningful connections contributes to overall well-being and individual success especially during times of change.
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Kerrie Smit
May 15, 20246 min read
Change Management Tools: How Matae Change Workspace handles Change Activities
As we look at how Matae Change Workspace handles Change Activities, we need to also understand what it considers a change activity to be.
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Kerrie Smit
May 13, 20245 min read
The Compound Effect of inspiration: Ripples Through Time
In those moments when we've felt inspired by someone or something, we can feel like everything suddenly makes sense, and we're motivated...
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Kerrie Smit
May 9, 20248 min read
Change Management Tools: Change is all about the People
In a change management tool we want to understand the people involved: who they are, how they fit together and what support they need.
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Matt Dragun
May 7, 20243 min read
Change Challenges are Universal
I'm consistently inspired by the passion and dedication in change management. Yet, I'm also reminded of the universal challenges.
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Kerrie Smit
Apr 24, 20244 min read
Self-Limiting Beliefs and Change: what’s holding you back?
Understanding the Power of Self-Limiting Beliefs I sometimes talk to people about the Frustration Wall. I first discovered the...
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Kerrie Smit
Apr 15, 20244 min read
Getting along and getting ahead in change: the Neutrality vs. Advocacy Dilemma
In organisational change management, two contrasting approaches often emerge: the common consulting strategy of maintaining neutrality...
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Kerrie Smit
Apr 8, 20243 min read
FAQ: What does a coach do?
People who hire a coach to work on skills or to get independent help with specific areas of concern are doing a very smart thing....
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Kerrie Smit
Mar 27, 20244 min read
A Change Manager's audit against the McKinsey 7-S Framework
Today's blog is a methodology deep dive, looking at some professional examples of the McKinsey 7-S Framework of organisational...
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Kerrie Smit
Mar 18, 20244 min read
Insights for Change, Communication and Leadership
Anyone who has worked through organisational change will recognise first-hand how organisations face a dual challenge of adapting to...
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Kerrie Smit
Mar 12, 20244 min read
Beyond the Tears and Triumphs there's a Sense of Achievement
If you haven't tasted tears and triumphs in equal measure in your career, you're probably not a Change Manager. For the uninitiated,...
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Kerrie Smit
Feb 29, 20244 min read
The inspiring story of Activist Ed Roberts
Note: please be warned this article deals with discrimination towards people with physical disabilities and quotes an offensive and...
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Kerrie Smit
Feb 24, 20242 min read
Saturday catch-up: our most popular blogs to date
For today's blog, we give you a recap on our five top blogs to date. In order of blog popularity Originally published on February 18,...
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Kerrie Smit
Feb 15, 20243 min read
Nurturing Teams Through Change: A Guide for People Leaders
As leaders, whether in small business, teams, not for profit or multi-national organisations, our primary mission is to facilitate growth...
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Kerrie Smit
Jan 31, 20243 min read
What does a Change Manager do?
I'm not sure about the other Change Managers out there, but for me, "What do you do?" often results in an explanation that sounds a bit...
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Kerrie Smit
Jan 19, 20243 min read
The life-changing value of hard work
We often hear that working hard will beat talent. We know that working hard means our body and mind is occupied - which they both love....
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