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Change is certain. Readiness isn’t. | Change will happen. The question is, will your leaders and teams be ready when it does? That’s where I come in.

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Emotions drive change. If employees are excited and optimistic, they’re going to help you drive your initiatives forward. Likewise, if they’re scared, frustrated, or anxious they will not be quite as responsive.

#Change_TheConversation #ManagingChange #ChangeLeadership

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@R_RafailovaMCMI Boleyn Traitor by Phillipa Gregory

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@randomrecruiter This is my current profile. Is it sufficient?

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When you don’t take the time to ready your organization for change, here’s what happens:

Buy-in for the change is overestimated by leaders

Disruption is underestimated, and

Timelines collapse

Best chance for success is seeing the cracks before they widen.

#changereadiness

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@fox8news They’re going through a restructuring and our closing stores globally.

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Unprepared leaders trying to guide others through something they weren’t equipped to handle themselves.

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Amazon's laying off another 16,000 people this week. No one prepares the management team for this part of the job.

What we see in change readiness work is that even well-intentioned leaders freeze in these moments. Not because they don’t care, but because they’ve never been...

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The managers delivering those conversations this week are carrying something most leadership development completely ignores, the weight of leading people through change they didn’t choose and can’t control. That’s the gap that breaks transformation efforts. Not bad strategy.

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I’m noticing Ai isn’t just changing the way we work, it’s also changing our vernacular.

We’re now using these words more:

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What else are you hearing?

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@girdley It’s also football 🏈 season, and many purchased the NFL package. And are likely to do so on their big screens.

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Secure your spot now for the half-day Where Change Meets EQ workshop. My Q1 calendar is filling. Message me to lock in your date.

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I see what leaders don’t.

You’re looking at the expected outcome. I’m looking at what’ll keep you from getting there.

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Leaders who can’t self-regulate under pressure don’t just struggle, they tank your EBITDA.

If you’re rolling out a reorg, turnaround, tech shift, or acquisition in 2026, your leaders need more than templates and talking points. They need emotional foresight and strategy.

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@WTChaneyjr So do I. And the conversation that usually follows. 😂

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VP of Sales watching the CEO rollout a ‘brilliant’ change initiative for the commercial team, that he’s just now hearing about. No strategy. No alignment. Just vibes.

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@EastSideStaff It really is. I love watching it all plays out in people and the roles they have in the workplace.

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@EastSideStaff They really like their policies. LOL.

So, the assessment I give assesses change personalities. How we all approach change is inherent, with one of three approaches. They usually fall in the Conserver category.

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@EastSideStaff They’re not happy about making changes, unless they have a really compelling reason to do so. It’s funny because now I see it, play out when in HR circles.

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@girdley You’re the second person this morning I’ve heard say this. Anyone want to talk to me for 30 minutes? I promise to follow through.

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@EastSideStaff It’s shown that there’s a personality type that’s attracted to HR.

As far as the self-worth piece, I think that may just be coincidental, based on their leader.