Bruce Harpham recently wrote an article published in CIO called “8 ways you’re failing at change management “ (Jan 3, 2018).

The article explores the 8 most common ways that change management efforts fail.

Whilst I agree with some of what Harpham has written, I think some of his observations fail to reflect the world in which are currently living.

Are you passionate about bringing meaningful change into your organization? If the answer is yes, then this book is for you.

If you want to add to your change management toolkit with ideas from Agile, Lean Startup, neuroscience, psychology, and organizational development, then this is a must read.

Change is now constant and complex. There is no time to take breath and wait for one change to be embedded before moving on to the next. Changes are hitting us like an automatic rifle. The old scattergun effect of dealing with change is dead.

In this post, I would like to explore the roles we need in the organisation to manage in a VUCA world.

The tables get turned in Karen's Conversations #30 when Breed Barrett chats to Karen about her change in direction and her focus on organisational change. Karen describes how the organisational change management world needs a major shake-up and wake-up if organisations are going to survive.