Category: Change
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Why don’t New Years Resolutions work?
It is that time of year, when we start to reflect on the year and promise ourselves that next year will be different. Next year, we will be fitter, healthier, more successful and just so much better. Sadly, for most of us, New Year’s Resolutions have the nasty habit of fading away as life pushes…
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A Blueprint for Change Managers
In today’s fast-paced business environment, the ability to manage change effectively isn’t just a competitive advantage—it’s a necessity. Change leaders and change agents are at the forefront of this challenge, tasked with not only navigating but also driving successful transformations within their organisations. This is where our Change Blueprint becomes an indispensable tool. View
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How do I make the best of change situations?
Why is it that some people thrive when change happens, and others seem to do so badly? Change at work is almost the only constant left, yet many of us are really bad at handling it; missing the opportunities that change often presents. In this podcast, Richard and Ricky explore what we can learn from…
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How do I keep it together when change affects me unexpectedly?
Dealing with unexpected change, especially when working with or in large organisations, has become a core skill every employee must master. Yet, many people find themselves unprepared for change when it happens and can find themselves struggling to cope. In this podcast, Paul and Rich explore why some people are good at dealing with change…
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What is the best piece of advice you would give?
In this special edition, one-hundredth episode of the podcast we explore the four key topics, Productivity, Change, Culture and Leadership to see if we can get each of them down to one piece of wisdom, well one piece each from Ricky, Rob, Rich and Paul. Without creating any spoilers, you may have guessed that we…
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How People Respond to Workplace Change
Are you a change agent or a manager responsible for helping people through workplace change – I imagine that means all of you! We all respond differently to change; our attitudes and behaviours will depend on many factors. This video shares four labels to help you identify change behaviours and attitudes. Check out this video,…
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How to help people through workplace change in three easy steps.
Change in the workplace can be traumatic; most of us are pre-programmed to dislike change, but in the workplace, somehow, the stakes are even higher. Change in the workplace needs managing, and having access to powerful change tools is a great start when helping people navigate change in the workplace. In this video, Rob walks…
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Do you know how much Change is costing your business?
The cost of business change is huge! An HBR article suggests that 70% of change fails to achieve its intended outcomes. Of course, change is a cost; the question is – when we embark on change, do we help our people to come on the journey, or do we add to the cost by creating…
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How do I re-engage my people?
This time on the podcast, we ask a very relevant question for the last quarter of 2021, as we work through this strange lull in the pandemic, trying to act like it is over yet without being really sure that it is. This leads to a feeling that we should be getting back to normal,…
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Are poor behaviours holding your organisation back?
Want behaviour change in your company? At Thinking Focus, we believe teams and business units underperform not by choice but because of self-imposed and organisational constraints. We help people adopt a growth mindset that unlocks interference and accelerates the adoption of new behaviours, which leads to greater organisational performance.