Charles Duhigg – The Power of Habit – Book and TED Talk

When delivering change, focusing too much on schedule and budget tends to take our attention away from the only factor that will ensure success.

When done in the right way, change can deliver rapid value for the organisation whilst also contributing positively to the wellbeing of the people involved. Organisational change readiness helps us to understand how those involved in or affected by a change are feeling about it. From those insights we can then take steps to make the change easier for everyone.

Most of us regularly do things that we know aren’t great for us, whether it’s eating more than we should, not exercising enough, drinking too much, too much time on social media etc. We know it rationally and yet our behaviour doesn’t always match our good intentions. So what’s stopping us making those behaviour changes, despite knowing they will be good for us?

The art of conversation is so critical to everything we do, it’s a wonder that we’ve yet to truly master it.

How are your goals for this year shaping up? It’s well documented that organisational change is challenging, with only 30% achieving their stated goals. What’s less well known is that the reason for this is not because people generally resist change…

Although commonly overlooked, taking positive action to ensure changes progress from being ‘new’ to being ‘normal’ is critical to achieving sustainable change.