Entries by Amanda Turner

Three Actions to Reduce the Stress of Change

Change is hard, and it will naturally trigger a stress response. However, when you discover how to navigate change and work with your change response, you can reduce your stress. It is possible to feel in control even when you are not making all the decisions.

Is Your Team Really Ready for Change?

Two problems arise when we view readiness as simply the absence of resistance. The first is that many of the actions, attitudes, or behaviours described as resistance are normal. They are needed to build readiness.

The Hidden Risk of Change Management Tools and Templates

In an age where there is an app for everything, it’s not surprising there is a tendency to view using change management tools and templates as managing change. However, just like that new time management app won’t solve your time management issues, change management tools and techniques are not enough to ensure organizational change success.

Six Actions to Create a Culture of Readiness for Change

Resistance to change has become embedded in almost everyone’s vocabulary. Pick up nearly any article or book on change management, and it will include information about how to manage resistance to change. In our courses and all of my client work, managing resistance is the number one area of concern or question.