Historians are concerned with writing, documenting, and recording the past.  Over time, their version of history becomes an indisputable authority on what happened and why.  

Journalists, on the other hand, are concerned with recording and communicating events in the present moment as they are happening.  They will collect information from a variety of sources and craft a story that can be consumed by others, specifically the public. 

Both history and story are key components in the connected change model, and while they are distinct, they are also connected. History is important as it connects you to your past.  Change comes from understanding our past, and wanting to make a difference in how we experience the future.  Story helps us connect the past with the future and view our history in a different light. However, if we focus too much on our past and maintaining the historical record, we can become impervious to change.  At the same time,  story without context is a weak tool and won’t help us achieve the change we seek. 

In this episode I talk about the key alignments and differences as well as two organizations that have invested in historians and journalists for very different reasons, and different results!​

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Are you a new Change Manager? Have you just been handed a big change project and don't know where to start?
 
This is our final episode in a 4 episode series on my expert advice to Change Managers just starting out and how to set yourself up for success!  Go back and check out all of the “For the Newbies” podcasts to catch up.
 
In this episode we talk about what change managers don’t want to talk about. 
Change can be an incredible, transformative experience but it can also be exhausting and draining.  Change brings up difficult emotions and it is difficult as a change manager to navigate a storm of emotions in the organizations we are trying to help.
 
I’m often called in by the organizations that are struggling with change.  This means that the emotional stakes are higher, as is the level of difficulty. 
 
Listen to learn about the foundational practices that every change manager needs to start doing to be the best possible leader during time of change.
 
Did you guess the band that I named this series after?  If you guessed ABBA you got it right! They are a favourite group of mine, and are a great example of how a class act can embrace change while staying true to their roots.
 
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Are you a new Change Manager? Have you just been handed a big change project and don't know where to start?
 
Follow along for this 4 episode series on my expert advice to Change Managers just starting out and how to set yourself up for success
 
In this episode we talk about the important link between “talking the talk” and “walking the walk”.  Change for the people doing the change requires a change in behavior.  So how do we make this happen?  Change in behavior is not achieved by talking about it, but rather by doing it.

Where talking and doing align, you’ll see amazing results!

Secondly, the critically important part of change is leadership demonstrating and acting vs. just talking.  There is an important tipping point that happens with change adoption when leadership are seen doing the change and demonstrating it for the people they are leading. It also reinforces expectations for people in a visible way.  Change champions play a role as well, in being visible supporters of the change by doing and demonstrating vs. just talking about it.
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I talk about communications and what works well in our rapidly changing world. I also highlight the single biggest failure point for communication that people still mistakenly rely on.

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Are you a new Change Manager? Have you just been handed a big change project and don't know where to start?

​Follow along for this 4 episode series on my expert advice to Change Managers just starting out and how to set yourself up for success.

In this episode we talk about the Change Management Plan.  I find that clients often think that this is a magical document that will solve their problems and answer their questions.  Like a crystal ball!  The change plan to me, is more about finding ways to document the approach and communicate effectively.  I talk about one thing that has made working with this document a lot easier for me, that I've applied on every project since I discovered it!  In the future we will be making these key templates a tools available via connected change, so stay tuned for more over the next few weeks as we start rolling out content and tools.

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Are you a new Change Manager? Have you just been handed a big change project and don't know where to start?

​Follow along for this 4 episode series on my expert advice to Change Managers just starting out and how to set yourself up for success.
In this episode we talk about the fundamental role of the change manager, and thinking about change leadership and the people they are leading in two key ways.  Understanding how change affects people is the cornerstone to strong change management results and a key part of the Connected Change (TM) Approach.  Bridging the gap between those leading change and those affected by it as well as the one key activity and skill that you need to hone in the first part of change are the focus of this episode. 

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