All the Liars in the Room
I’ve been thinking about the evolution of change management sentiment over the last few decades, and I keep coming back to the same conclusion: the field changes its language more readily than it changes its thinking. We like to tell a neat story about ourselves. We imagine that change management has progressed in some orderly […]
Why Classic Change Models Struggle with Modern Speed
Established change management models still have real value. Their core ideas—creating a compelling vision, building dissatisfaction with the status quo, planning the work, empowering people, and consolidating gains—haven’t suddenly become irrelevant. What has changed is the context. Leaders today are dealing with unprecedented speed, simultaneity, and complexity. Multiple transformations run in parallel. Technologies, markets, and […]