Change Management Review Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Dr. Christie Smith explains emotionally mature leadership and why today’s leaders must move from self focused to human centered leadership. Learn how to lead distributed teams, apply AI responsibly, and handle return to office mandates with context and empathy.

When the world feels chaotic, great leaders stay grounded. Leadership advisor Tony Martignetti shares how to lead with compassion, build resilience, and inspire calm in the midst of change.

Unlock the secrets of successful change execution with Maria Darby, CEO of Conner Partners. Discover proven strategies for leadership, sponsorship, and risk management to drive impactful change and ensure long-term success in a dynamic environment! Part 1 of a 2-part conversation.

Summary: In this episode of the Change Management Review™ “From the Field” Series, Managing Editor Brian Gorman continues his conversation with Stephen W. Maye – a business leader and change agent with experience leading diverse teams across north America and Asia-Pacific. He is the co-creator and chief integrator of the Change Execution Methodology (CEM) for business transformation that is used by Fortune 500 companies. Stephen is a contributing author to “Project Pain Reliever – A Just-In-Time Handbook for Anyone Managing Projects, and is the host of the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) global podcast series, “Projectified with PMI.” In this much-anticipated segment, Stephen delves into the issues that arise when leaders and sponsors are not trusted, how to initiate the conversation about trust, and how trust impacts organizational decision-making. Questions Asked: 1. What is your message to leaders who tend not to be trusted? 2. What do you mean when you use the term “the case for trust?” 3. What is your advice to a practitioner who finds herself or himself serving an untrusted sponsor? 4. What happens when you give your counsel regarding trust and it is not heard? 5. At what point in building your relationship with leaders and sponsors do you initiate the conversation about trust? 6. In an organization with an environment of high trust, what is the impact on decision-making?

Summary: In this episode of the Change Management Review™ “From the Field” Series, Managing Editor Brian Gorman interviews Stephen W. Maye – a business leader and change agent with experience leading diverse teams across north America and Asia-Pacific. He is the co-creator and chief integrator of the Change Execution Methodology (CEM) for business transformation that is used by Fortune 500 companies. Stephen is a contributing author to “Project Pain Reliever – A Just-In-Time Handbook for Anyone Managing Projects, and is the host of the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) global podcast series, “Projectified with PMI.” In this in-depth interview, Stephen focuses on the importance of trust in change management, with emphasis on defining and building trust as well as “what you do” and “how you show up” during change. Questions Asked: How do you define “trust?” Why is trust important for change practitioners? Who needs to trust whom during change (C-Suite, change practitioners, front line workers, etc.)? How does one build trust? What role does “what you do” and “how you show up” play in trust? Why are you, as a change practitioner, so interested in the topic of trust?

Summary: In this episode of the Change Management Review™ “From the Field” Series, Managing Editor Brian Gorman interviews Chris Mayer, a career Army officer who is serving as associate dean for strategy, policy, and assessment, and associate professor of philosophy at the United States Military Academy at West Point. Chris has led, been part of, or observed efforts to enact change designed to improve military and higher education organizations. He also currently serves as a Teagle Assessment Scholar at the Center of Inquiry and an evaluator and workshop leader for the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. In this brief, information-rich interview, Chris focuses on challenges and opportunities facing higher education, and how colleges, universities, and other organizations can develop the capacity to thrive in today’s rapidly changing and challenging environment. Questions Asked: What are some of the challenges and opportunities facing higher education? You have cited Sweet Briar College as an example of a college impacted by these challenges that has developed a wide-ranging, ambitious, and innovative change agenda. Why? What are they doing? What lessons related to change management can be learned from Sweet Briar College? How can colleges, universities, and other organizations develop the capacity to thrive in today’s rapidly changing and challenging environment?

Summary: In this episode of the Change Management Review™ “From the Field” Series, Managing Editor Brian Gorman interviews Jessica Bronzert. As CEO of The Sparks Group, Jessica focuses on Executive Coaching & Transformational Change for Organizations, Teams and Individuals seeking change that makes a difference to them and in the world. She work with organizations that are growing and changing—finding themselves in a place where business as usual is no longer enough. In this brief, information-rich interview, Jessica focuses on the key distinction between a “consultant” and a “coach” – highlighting the challenges a change practitioner faces when wanting to coach and the skills a change practitioner needs to have in order to be successful on this path. Questions Asked What are the primary differences between consulting and coaching? How is coaching different than therapy? When is coaching more effective than consulting when working with a client? How do you bring together the roles of change coach and change consultant/practitioner? What challenges does the change practitioner face when wanting to coach? What are some of the fundamental coaching skills a change practitioner needs to know? What is important to do prior to bringing coaching to your change management practice?

Summary: In this episode of the Change Management Review™ “From the Field” Series, Managing Editor Brian Gorman interviews Michelle Yanahan, Principal and Owner of ChangeFit 360. Michelle is a passionate organizational change management strategist & thought leader with proven expertise in executing programs to enhance and grow organizational change management as a strategic business competency. Attendees of our Lead Change 2017 event will remember her exciting, dynamic presentation called “Behave Yourself: Using Behavior to Activate Change”. In this brief, action-packed interview, Michelle shares lessons from her work in the change management field, focusing on the behavior-based approach to change and what you can do to gain benefits from this approach in your own work today. Questions Asked: What opportunities are you seeing in the industry that you are looking to capitalize on with ChangeFit 360? You talk about a behavior based approach to change. Can you explain more about that and how it differs from traditional change mgmt? What are some practical things change practitioners can do to bring in this behavior based approach as part of their toolkit? Clearly, you are not only intellectually dipped, if you will, into this behavior-based approach, but you're passionate about it as well. How do you bring this all together at ChangeFit 360?

Summary: In this episode of the Change Management Review™ Podcast, Theresa Moulton interviews Dr. Dean Anderson. As a speaker, writer, consultant and no-nonsense trainer with over thirty years of experience, Dr. Anderson coaches his clients to design and implement transformational change, deliver breakthrough results, increase organizational change capacity, and establish a high performing, co-creative corporate culture that unleashes human potential. Dean’s eclectic understanding of mindset, culture, and process gives him a unique perspective that established him as a thought-leader in the field of Organization Transformation. In Part 2 of this in-depth interview, Dr. Anderson takes the concept of Conscious Change Leadership to a new level - detailing how to deliver it, what you need in order to be successful, and what support resources are available to you. Questions Asked: 1. What services are required to deliver a Conscious Change Leadership approach to clients? 2. What capabilities do consultants need to have to be successful in this approach? 3. What development is available to learn this approach?

Summary: In this episode of the Change Management Review™ Podcast, Theresa Moulton interviews Dr. Dean Anderson. As a speaker, writer, consultant and no-nonsense trainer with over thirty years of experience, Dr. Anderson coaches his clients to design and implement transformational change, deliver breakthrough results, increase organizational change capacity, and establish a high performing, co-creative corporate culture that unleashes human potential. Dean’s eclectic understanding of mindset, culture, and process gives him a unique perspective that established him as a thought-leader in the field of Organization Transformation. In Part 1 of this in-depth interview, Dr. Anderson defines for us the concept of “Conscious Change Leadership”, why this differs from the traditional concept of Change Management, and some of the key principles of Conscious Change Leadership that drive results. Questions Asked: 1. How did you get into the Change Management profession? 2. What is Conscious Change Leadership and how does it differ from Change Management? 3. What are the key principles of Conscious Change Leadership that drive its results?