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War Stories with Kotter, Part 7: Enable Action by Removing Barriers

Jun 254 min read

War Stories with Kotter, Part 7: Enable Action by Removing Barriers

The Agencia Change Blog has published a number of posts about taking and enabling action from different perspectives. In Navigating...

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Mastering Change Resilience - A Guide for Change Practitioners

Kerrie Smit

Jun 53 min read

Mastering Change Resilience - A Guide for Change Practitioners

Change managers suffer guilt when they're unable to produce cohesive, smooth and happy change across the entire bell-curve of stakeholders.

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Kerrie Smit

May 183 min read

Saturday Catch-Up: Staying Positive

Take a look at the theme of staying positive and its relationship to change management.

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The Importance of Connecting During Change

Kerrie Smit

May 173 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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Workplace Community and Wellbeing: Fostering a Healthy and Productive Environment

Kerrie Smit

May 105 min read

Workplace Community and Wellbeing: Fostering a Healthy and Productive Environment

Workplace community is a concept that can enhance employee wellbeing, and long-term strategic advantage.

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Saturday Catch-Up: Setting the record Straight

Kerrie Smit

May 43 min read

Saturday Catch-Up: Setting the record Straight

Staying flexible in approach and meeting the change where it's coming from calls for understanding differences in change concepts and usage.

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War Stories with Kotter, Part 5: Create a Sense of Urgency

Kerrie Smit

May 24 min read

War Stories with Kotter, Part 5: Create a Sense of Urgency

Picking up our series on Kotter's 8-Step Process for Leading Change, today we look at creating a sense of urgency.

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8 Common Misconceptions About Change Management

Kerrie Smit

Apr 295 min read

8 Common Misconceptions About Change Management

You may need to take a tongue-in-cheek read of this post, as we debunk some common misconceptions about change management.

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Saturday Catch-Up: Change Managers Between Roles

Kerrie Smit

Apr 272 min read

Saturday Catch-Up: Change Managers Between Roles

We look at the regular cycle of hiring down turn, and what change managers can do to remain productive and buoyant during down time.

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Getting along and getting ahead in change: the Neutrality vs. Advocacy Dilemma

Kerrie Smit

Apr 154 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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Saturday Catch-Up: Change management side-effects

Kerrie Smit

Apr 132 min read

Saturday Catch-Up: Change management side-effects

Change management serves a wonderful core purpose in your organisation and in your life. But in dealing with change in a structured,...

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War Stories with Kotter, Part 2: Enlist a Volunteer Army

Kerrie Smit

Apr 104 min read

War Stories with Kotter, Part 2: Enlist a Volunteer Army

Dr. John Kotter’s 8-Step Process for Leading Change provided a structured framework for explaining the characteristics of successful...

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Kerrie Smit

Apr 83 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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A Change Manager's audit against the McKinsey 7-S Framework

Kerrie Smit

Mar 274 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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How Organisations Gain from Addressing their Change Pain

Kerrie Smit

Mar 263 min read

How Organisations Gain from Addressing their Change Pain

Having worked in change management across various sectors, organisational structures and change types, there have been common pain...

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Navigating Change in a Remote Work Era: Strategies for Success

Kerrie Smit

Mar 175 min read

Navigating Change in a Remote Work Era: Strategies for Success

The world has witnessed a seismic shift in work dynamics over the past few years. The rise of remote work, accelerated by global events,...

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Saturday Catch-up: light at the end of the tunnel

Kerrie Smit

Mar 163 min read

Saturday Catch-up: light at the end of the tunnel

This Saturday, let's go back to the archives to explore some of the hardest parts of change, and remind ourselves that there is a pathway...

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Beyond the Tears and Triumphs there's a Sense of Achievement

Kerrie Smit

Mar 124 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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Effective communication: is it the first business fundamental?

Kerrie Smit

Mar 102 min read

Effective communication: is it the first business fundamental?

Is effective communication the cornerstone of career success? Achieving success isn't just about competence in your field or having a...

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Saturday Catch-up: the importance of managing change effectively

Kerrie Smit

Mar 93 min read

Saturday Catch-up: the importance of managing change effectively

Unsurprisingly we looked at the theme of change management this week! But from a few different angles. Common threads included the...

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