These days, all change programmes have a senior sponsor – in theory, the person who provides the upward ‘pull’ to drive change throughout the organisation without getting lost in the weeds of delivering the change themselves. But what does it really mean to be a sponsor and show sponsorship of change, and why are sponsors so important? In writing this …
Do ‘Life Hacks’ for Organisational Culture exist?
“Use a straw to get the stems out of strawberries!” “Store your lunch bagel in a CD spindle!” “Repair scratched wooden furniture using walnuts!” We are in the midst of a life hack craze. The internet is full of ideas for these tiny changes, often using everyday objects in unexpected or new ways, that will supposedly make your life easier. …
State of Mind
How the right attitude and behaviour of a Change Agent drives change: Subconsciously, we all have the ability to do two things in life; maintain things as they are (homeostasis) and adapt to new and different circumstances. Whilst many of us may lean towards maintaining homeostasis, we can in fact all effect change if we understand it (and crucially if …