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3 Questions to Instill Focus & Purpose - Happy New Year! Yes, September feels like January to me as we head back to work and some to school – and it can be easy to get overwhelmed. When ... 
Beyond the Water Cooler | Active Leadership to Build Future Ready Organisations - Disruptive empathy, communities of understanding and PhDs in self-awareness are just a few of the concepts I explored with Lisa LLoyd in my recent appearance on the Beyond the Water ... 
What does loading the dishwasher have to do with future-readiness? - What would you think if I said that we can learn a lot about building a future-ready culture from loading the dishwasher? And yes, I am being 100% serious! Most of us ... 3 Questions to Help You Step Into the Future Quickly - Welcome to One Good Thing: a 60-second read to help you spark action and be future ready. I’ve been saying for a while, let’s not worry about what the future of work holds. Instead, focus ... 
Strategies to Lead Effective Change with Gregg Brown | 5 Minute Advice For Authors - I was recently invited to share my insights on Twin Flames Studios‘ 5 Minute Advice For Authors podcast. In this episode you’ll learn: Key insights from Spark Action My tips ... 
To Be Future-Ready, Sometimes You Need To Be Unfocused - Happy Summer! I don’t know about you, but in my part of the world, it has been hot, hot, hot! The beginning of July was the perfect time to get ... 
One Good Thing To Build Your Future-Ready Routine - Welcome to One Good Thing: a 60-second read to help you spark action and be future ready. Navigating the future can be very overwhelming, and to make this easier, build a future-ready routine for yourself. ... 
The Must Have Future-Ready Leadership Skill - On the weekend, I was reflecting on a news article I read a few weeks ago, that said over 50% of the world will be going through political elections this ... 
Organizational Leadership and the Future of Work - I was recently a guest on Calan Breckon‘s podcast, where we talked about about organizational leadership and the future of work, including: How to harness the power of AI while ... 
It’s Good for the Soul to Volunteer - Hello! It’s the last newsletter of this month, and the holidays are nearly upon us. It’s good for the soul to volunteer. One of my early career roles, was as a ... 
When the going gets tough, you don’t have to be tough: Tips on Balancing Life & Work Through Difficult Change - If any of you have pets, you may know the pain of putting a beloved creature to rest. It is a defining moment in time. It’s one of those changes ... 
Are You Ready to Spark Action in 2023? - It was New Year’s Eve. We had just gone out for dinner, come back to our place with friends for a glass of wine (or two) before heading over to ... 
Seven Ways to Encourage a More Agile Work Culture (and Why You Should) – Rolling Stone - Increasing your flexibility as a business leader and adapting to the changing needs of your employees are important facets of an agile work culture. Every industry can have an agile ... 
10 Practical Ways to Create More Inclusive Workplaces – Newsweek - Welcoming feedback and implementing it into businesses practices can enable business leaders to create a working environment that fosters open communication. Creating an inclusive workplace starts before an individual joins ... 
15 Effective Ways to Strengthen and Enforce Core Company Values – Newsweek - An essential element of a business leader’s job is to enforce and live your company’s core values every day. It’s vital for both consumers and employees to know that companies ... 
3 Ways Creative Entrepreneurs Can Innovate in a Post-Pandemic World – Rolling Stone - Innovation is key for creative entrepreneurs to stay ahead of the curve in a post-pandemic world. There is no “new normal” to adapt and get comfortable with as the future ... 
13 Ways to Re-Engage Inactive Customers – Newsweek - If you’re looking to encourage repeat business, you need to actively connect with disengaged customers. Overall, it costs less to keep a satisfied customer than it does to bring in ... 
12 Key Questions for Aspiring Founders to Ask Themselves – Forbes - Jumping into starting your own business is a thrilling adventure but not one that you should do headfirst. There are certain questions you should ask yourself about your financial reality ... 
12 Ways Brands Can Appeal to Generation Z’s Deep Convictions – Forbes - Gen Zers are becoming adults and the ways companies interact with that customer base is important. They are focused on social causes and fight for justice and equality. They expect ... 
Eight Areas Where Executives Need to Get Better Organized – Forbes - Even executives at the highest level of their company can find areas to improve the ways they stay organized and make decisions. On the job and personal training is an ... 
How to Address and Overcome Imposter Syndrome – Forbes - Imposter syndrome is a common issue that plagues many people who struggle with feeling inadequate in their chosen career field. The causes of imposter syndrome vary from person to person ... 
Achieving Peak Productivity: 15 Ways to Get Into the ‘Zone’ at Work – Forbes - Getting into the ‘zone’ when you are working on a complex or demanding task helps you work with a clear focus, maintaining high productivity. Finding the best way to get ... 
How to Handle a Client Leaving: 13 Valuable Lessons – Forbes - Clients can end working relationships with you for a variety of reasons. Not only does a client leaving impact your revenue, but it can result in your confidence getting knocked ... 
11 Effective Strategies for Boosting Leadership Confidence – Newsweek - As a leader, the way you behave and the actions you take are often reflected by your team. Projecting negative feelings will result in your team feeling the same way ... 
Balancing Criticism and Praise: 13 Tips for Company Leaders – Forbes - Business leaders need to develop strategies to deliver constructive criticism and encouragement to their employees. Going too heavily on either side can result in employees being confused and not able ... 
Struggling with Employee Burnout? Nine Ways to Address It – Newsweek - Many professionals are facing burnout as they continue to work from home amidst a global pandemic. It is important for leaders to support their team when they’re facing emotional exhaustion. ... 
15 Techniques for Boosting Engagement on LinkedIn – Forbes - Few professionals know how to fully leverage LinkedIn for networking and reaching out to other businesses/individuals. LinkedIn gives you opportunities to engage with your current network, share content, learn from ... 
5 Tips for Successful Leadership During Ambiguous Times – Thrive Global - Gregg Brown discusses how when we enter unprecedented times, it’s important for leaders to expand the vision of who they are and what they can do. Keeping your team engaged, ... 
These 2 Simple Formulas Will Help You Take Action and Make It Stick – Thrive Global - Getting through a change process in the workplace is step one. Getting the change to stay long-term is the next one. Whenever a change is imminent or your organisation is ... 
4 Simple Ways to be a Transformative Leader in 2019 – Good Men Project - In this article, Gregg Brown addresses how leaders need to adhere to certain guidelines that align with changing protocols in the workplace. He notes that male leaders need to encompass ... 
How to Create Positive Change in Your Work, Life, and Community – Thrive Global - In this article, Gregg Brown talks about how people can have difficulty dealing with change when they perceive it as being negative. As a result, they get stuck in a ... 
How to Communicate Change Effectively in the Public Sector – The Magazine of the International Public Management Association for Human Resources - When working in the government sector, policies can change often and quickly. Leaders in government agencies need to find effective ways to develop communication strategies for implementing changes with employees ... 
Making Changes in the Organisation Work for You and Your Employees – Malaysia SME - Change is very prevalent in the corporate world, especially in a time that’s technology-driven. It can be difficult for employees to adapt to technological changes in the workplace. Gregg Brown ... 
6 Tips to Manage Technological Change in Companies – Tech Observer - In this article, Gregg Brown discusses how technological changes in the workplace are inevitable as businesses need to stay competitive and better serve their customers. Unfortunately, some technical changes can ... 
Managing Your Customers Through Change – Entrepreneur - In this article, Gregg Brown notes that when you make external changes to your company, your customers will either welcome or be resistant to those changes. When you’re going through ... 
Leading Change: Change We Initiate vs. Imposed Change – HR.com - In this article, Gregg Brown discusses how leading change within a company can be difficult, especially if your team feels that the change is imposed instead of being initiated by ... 
How to Become More Efficient Managing Workplace Change – HR Technologist - In this article, Gregg Brown talks about how changes in the workplace can include mergers, process changes, or new managers. Unfortunately, members of your team can resist change even from ... 
5 Ways to Ensure Your Business is Change Ready – Young UpStarts - In this article, Gregg Brown discusses how it can be difficult for business leaders to juggle changing priorities that happen on a daily basis. Not only do they have to ... 
Six Ways to Help Guide Employees Through Multiple Changes – People Management - In this article, Gregg Brown discusses how a change in any form can be stressful for an organisation. When more than one change happens at once, your team’s stress levels ... 
How to Retain a Positive Culture at Work – PR Moment - Problems may arise when working in the corporate world. The day-to-day interactions that occur in a workplace will determine whether or not the atmosphere is positive or negative. Evaluating how ... 
In Managing Change, Avoid These 6 Detrimental Phrases – Ragan Insider - When an organisation is going through change, what you say as a leader can have an effect on your employees — either positive or negative. Managing and initiating the conversation ... 
So You Want to be a Speaker? – PM Times - Gregg Brown knows from personal experience that transitioning into becoming an effective public speaker is difficult. Continually learning and improving is essential to helping you get better. In this article, ... 3 Questions to Instill Focus & Purpose - Happy New Year! Yes, September feels like January to me as we head back to work and some to school – and it can be easy to get overwhelmed. When ... What does loading the dishwasher have to do with future-readiness? - What would you think if I said that we can learn a lot about building a future-ready culture from loading the dishwasher? And yes, I am being 100% serious! Most of us ... 3 Questions to Help You Step Into the Future Quickly - Welcome to One Good Thing: a 60-second read to help you spark action and be future ready. I’ve been saying for a while, let’s not worry about what the future of work holds. Instead, focus ... One Good Thing To Build Your Future-Ready Routine - Welcome to One Good Thing: a 60-second read to help you spark action and be future ready. Navigating the future can be very overwhelming, and to make this easier, build a future-ready routine for yourself. ... The Must Have Future-Ready Leadership Skill - On the weekend, I was reflecting on a news article I read a few weeks ago, that said over 50% of the world will be going through political elections this ... 
Forget about Best Practice. Find the Right Practice. - Welcome to One Good Thing: a 60-second read to help you spark action and be future ready. You’ve probably heard people say, “We need to find the best practice for this!” or “What’s the ... 
Stop Convincing and Start Engaging to Build a Future-Ready Culture - How is it May already?! Here’s what’s up this month: The first is my new Speaking Reel, which I launched last week. After spending so much time working on this, it’s great to ... One Good Thing to Build Future-Ready Teams - Welcome to One Good Thing: a 60-second read to help you spark action and be future ready. In this month’s edition, here’s One Good Thing to help you align and build future ready ... One Good Thing to Develop a Future-Ready Culture - Welcome to the first edition of One Good Thing: a 60-second read to help you spark action and be future ready. Have you ever had a colleague say something like, “That won’t work ... 
Building a Future-Ready Culture with a Little Help from AI - What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the term “artificial intelligence“? Do you think of generative AI tools like ChatGPT? Do you think of robots taking ... 
3 Future Ready Leader Tips and Owning Your Own Brand of Magic - Happy March! Can you believe that daylight saving time is back already in parts of North America and spring is just around the corner? Maybe it’s because we often refer to ... When the going gets tough, you don’t have to be tough: Tips on Balancing Life & Work Through Difficult Change - If any of you have pets, you may know the pain of putting a beloved creature to rest. It is a defining moment in time. It’s one of those changes ... 
It’s Not What You Say, but How You Say It… - Sparking action in others is the main focus of your work, regardless of what type of work it is. In a workplace where we are all striving to be more ... 
What to Do When There Is So Much Going On - Happy end of February! As I woke up this morning, sitting down to write, I feel I’ve had numerous projects on the go that just don’t seem to be wrapping ... 
Insights From 2022 You Can Apply in 2023 - Oh December is here – and I’m looking forward to a bit of a break – as I’m sure you are. I love this time of year for reflecting on ... 
Unfocus Your Attention - Just yesterday, I woke up feeling this level of unease as I feel there is so much uncertainty going on in my life. I feel I’ve been living it for ... 
The #1 Leadership Competency of a Future Ready Leader (and a Fun Brain Science Example!) - The number one leadership competency for ALL future ready leaders is the ability to create engagement, commitment, and trust. This holds true regardless of the leader’s level—whether it’s the CEO ... 
3 Questions to Help You Become a Strategic Change Leader - For the last 2.5 years, most mornings when I’m working in my office at our lake house, I get up, grab a coffee and go for a 30-minute ‘power walk’ ... 
4 Solution-Focused Questions to Ask When Facing Challenges in Your Organization - Problems are inevitable in business. Whether it’s a global pandemic, a national economic downturn, or a specific challenge plaguing your company, you will run into problems. Since problems are inevitable, ... 
Be Prepared to Be Unprepared & 7 Other Leadership Habits for Complex Times - Happy Fall, As we enter the time of the leaves changing, one thing I’ve learned over the last few years is # 8 on this list below – Be prepared ... 
The Great Resignation is Upon Us - The Great Resignation is underway. One of the companies I’ve been working with recently told me that 16 of their 20 employees are newly hired in the last 3 months. ... 
Addressing the Barriers to Being Change-Ready - Many people say they are change-ready without realizing that a change-ready attitude is always conditional. We are change-ready when we like the ideas, we like the people the ideas are ... 
Trends Regarding the Future of Work - I always find the summer to be a great time for reflection and a time to look forward to the future. How can we continue to adapt and grow when ... 
The #1 Reason Why Change Initiatives Fail - Change initiatives fail a lot. We all know that! Maybe it’s even happened in your business or organization. And from my own experience, plus talking to countless people, I’ve discovered that it ... 
Are You Really Prepared for the Future of Work? - While you may not consider yourself an ‘entrepreneur,’ the future of work is requiring you to have entrepreneurial skills. Who, me? Yes, you! According to CERIC (A Canadian Education and ... 
Navigate Your Future in a Post Pandemic World - What we know about high-performing people is that they see more. More options. More ways of doing things. More ways to approach challenges. High-performing people think differently and, therefore, they ... 
5 Ways to Avoid the Tyranny of Positive Thinking - As we move into a more proactive mode instead of just the reactive one we have been in for the last two years, leaders are key players in an organization’s ... 
Creating a New Comfort Zone - When it comes to change, experts often talk about how your comfort zone is dangerous. And that can be true. After all, when a person is in their comfort zone, ... 
Worried About the Future? Mine Your Moments - This morning, I took a deep breath and had to remind myself how far we have all come through the last two years. (If you haven’t done that, take a ... 
A Necessary Reminder: You Are Capable of Navigating the Future! - People in your organization will handle change differently. Some will be eager to jump into new ideas and ways to of doing things. Meanwhile, others will experience feelings of doubt, ... 
Navigating the Uncertainty of the Future – Ukraine - Hello all, Posting something on organizational change and the future of work just didn’t feel right this week, given what’s going on in Ukraine. As we enter week three of ... 
How to Increase Your Effectiveness During Change - So many of us say that we love change and want change…that is, until the change impacts us negatively. When we don’t agree with the change, or the change isn’t ... 
When 2022 Starts to Feel Like 2021… - Hello hello hello! Like most of you, I’m completely sick of Omicron – what is it – a Transformer from the Transformer movies? No seriously, it’s actually a Greek letter ... 
‘Tis the Season - Happy December! As we enter the holiday season, there are many celebrations happening in numerous cultures here in Canada and around the world. It truly is a festive month! I ... 
How to Navigate the Future in the Post-Pandemic World - To navigate the future in your organization, you must be keenly aware of two realities: Navigating the future is uncomfortable especially after what we’ve all been through in the last ... 
How to Avoid the Tyranny of Positive Thinking - Happy November! This month’s One-Minute Video Tip is an excerpt I did from a keynote last month. How to Avoid the Tyranny of Positive Thinking and why just selling people on ... 
One Simple Step to Break Through Limitations - We so often get caught up on limitations as things that hold us back, but what if I told you they don’t have to? What if I told you all ... 
Crafting Compelling Change Stories - Happy October! In the last few months, I’ve had a number of requests for the topic “How do we influence and engage others to take action” when we are all ... 
3 Questions to Regain Focus of Your Purpose & Priorities - Do you ever find yourself in weekly meetings just going through the motions? You have to provide an update of what you have worked on and you feel as though ... 
How to Keep People Engaged by Switching One Simple Word - We’ve all been in a conversation where the word ‘but’ comes in and you immediately think ‘here we go’ – your mindset has completely shifted for the duration of the ... 
How to Move Your Team from Chaos to Cohesion - Have you ever been in a team meeting where everyone has the best idea? It is easy to feel overwhelmed when everyone is throwing ideas around a table, wanting to ... 
A Simple Mind Hack - Warm, summer greetings to you – as we finish off July! It’s summer where I live, and I’m looking forward to some downtime after a busy year, as I’m sure many of ... 
How to Navigate the Future of Work - Happy June! Here’s our latest publication – An 8 Step Guide to Shape the Future of Work. I hope you find it useful to navigate the post-pandemic future! How to ... 
Free Yourself from Overwhelm and Improve Your Connection with Others - It’s May! I’m feeling like we are slowly coming out of this pandemic. Slowly, but surely. This newsletter has many parts I hope you find useful. Last month, I was ... 
Leadership Inspiration from an Olympian and 5 Key Lessons on Change From Successful Leaders - Happy April! This newsletter is PACKED with insights and tips for you! Beyond speaking at virtual sessions and developing new presentations this month, I also got to talk to two amazing women! ... 
The Art of Practicing Patience as a Leader and 5 Key Lessons on Change From Successful Leaders - Welcome Spring! I love this time of year, as spring is creeping around the corner where I live in Canada! Flowers are starting to peek out of the ground and ... 
#ChangeHack: 2 Tips to Manage Priorities - Have a good look at your current list of initiatives. Is everything a priority? If you answer yes, then you need to prioritize – as everything can’t be a priority! ... 
How to Manage Worry During Change and 5 Key Lessons on Change From Successful Leaders - It’s February, and many of us on the planet are in lockdown mode. If you remember a year ago, the question at the top of mind for many was, “Do ... 
#ChangeHack: Be Open to Change - Being open to change doesn’t mean you have to embrace it 100%. You can start by stepping in at just 5 or 10%, and move in further as you learn ... 
How to Change the Narrative in 2021 and 5 Key Lessons on Change from Successful Leaders - The first few weeks of 2021: A simple exercise that you can do to make a difference. Out for a walk on the weekend, I was thinking about the last few ... 
Purpose, Brains, and Stories of Hope - 1. Purpose and Priorities Here’s a quick tip on how to focus yourself and your team on purpose and priorities during a crisis. 2. How to Get Brains to ... 
How to Influence Change: 6 Things NOT to Say (And What to Say Instead!) - As a kid who happened to talk a lot, (and now an adult who makes a living speaking), I’ve learned through trial and error, that when I use certain words ... 
#ChangeHack: Build Trust by Owning Your Mistakes - Think about your behaviors as actions, not as a part of your identity. What you do is not who you are. Actions can be changed. Who you are cannot be. There are few things ... 
6 Steps to Shape the Future of Work in Your Organization – MIA - In mid-March 2020, the comfort of ‘normal’ slipped away from us. Uncertainty became the norm, and we discovered that we are apprentices to change, not its masters. You’ve probably also ... 
#CHANGEHACK: Use Solution-Focused Thinking Instead of Problem-Based Thinking - Problem-based thinking is usually good to use in the short term. For example, if you’re in a leaking boat, the best way to solve the problem is to plug the ... 
4 Steps to Co-Create Change with Your Team - Like a snap of our fingers, the global health crisis caused ripples of change in businesses and organizations across the globe. One minute we were at our desks. Then next ... 
18 Tips for Successful Virtual Speaking, Webinars and Workshops - While I’ve never been one to prefer online to in-person, like many of you, I’ve had to adapt to leading sessions online. Here are some of my tips from speaking ... 
5 Tips for Shedding Negative Thought Patterns at Work - We are currently living through a global crisis, unlike anything we have experienced in our lifetime. Our personal and professional lives have been disrupted. Many of us have been working ... 
10 Little Shifts to Get Big Results - Just last week, I was talking with some colleagues about our lessons learned from the year and how it aligns with what we speak on. Here are my top 10 that ... The Strategic Project Manager Podcast - Projects are vehicles for change that require Strategic Project Managers. In this podcast from the PMI Washington DC Chapter: How PMs can (and should) exert their influence to enhance the ...
5 Simple Techniques to Shift Negative Thinking to a Positive Approach - Over the years, audiences who’ve seen me in keynotes and workshops have heard me say, “Change isn’t all roses, lollipops, sunshine and rainbows.” Negative thinking can serve a purpose. It ... 
A Culture of False Positivity will Ruin Your Business. 5 Ways To Avoid It. - The corporate world encourages a culture of positivity in the workplace. Encouraging positivity is generally a good thing, especially during workplace change, which sometimes brings a whole set of unique ... 
Is ‘disruption’ getting in the way of being disruptive? - The word 'disruption' triggers a consistent response from most business professionals: silence.
Leading During Change - Change in an organization is always stressful. Even in situations where change can benefit the organization, it still can be accompanied by a great deal of stress. This stress occurs ... 
How to Get to Agreement When You Disagree - Here's why executives regularly find themselves spending 20 hours or more per week (of the 72!) tidying up 'Residue' – the unintended fall-out (emails, side-meetings, car-park conversations etc) from previous agreements that never happened in the first place. 3 Questions to Instill Focus & Purpose - Happy New Year! Yes, September feels like January to me as we head back to work and some to school – and it can be easy to get overwhelmed. When ... 3 Questions to Help You Step Into the Future Quickly - Welcome to One Good Thing: a 60-second read to help you spark action and be future ready. I’ve been saying for a while, let’s not worry about what the future of work holds. Instead, focus ... To Be Future-Ready, Sometimes You Need To Be Unfocused - Happy Summer! I don’t know about you, but in my part of the world, it has been hot, hot, hot! The beginning of July was the perfect time to get ... One Good Thing To Build Your Future-Ready Routine - Welcome to One Good Thing: a 60-second read to help you spark action and be future ready. Navigating the future can be very overwhelming, and to make this easier, build a future-ready routine for yourself. ... The Must Have Future-Ready Leadership Skill - On the weekend, I was reflecting on a news article I read a few weeks ago, that said over 50% of the world will be going through political elections this ... Forget about Best Practice. Find the Right Practice. - Welcome to One Good Thing: a 60-second read to help you spark action and be future ready. You’ve probably heard people say, “We need to find the best practice for this!” or “What’s the ... Stop Convincing and Start Engaging to Build a Future-Ready Culture - How is it May already?! Here’s what’s up this month: The first is my new Speaking Reel, which I launched last week. After spending so much time working on this, it’s great to ... One Good Thing to Build Future-Ready Teams - Welcome to One Good Thing: a 60-second read to help you spark action and be future ready. In this month’s edition, here’s One Good Thing to help you align and build future ready ... One Good Thing to Develop a Future-Ready Culture - Welcome to the first edition of One Good Thing: a 60-second read to help you spark action and be future ready. Have you ever had a colleague say something like, “That won’t work ... Building a Future-Ready Culture with a Little Help from AI - What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the term “artificial intelligence“? Do you think of generative AI tools like ChatGPT? Do you think of robots taking ... 3 Future Ready Leader Tips and Owning Your Own Brand of Magic - Happy March! Can you believe that daylight saving time is back already in parts of North America and spring is just around the corner? Maybe it’s because we often refer to ... 
Ready to Spark Action? Try Taking a Leap of Faith? - I hope February is off to a good start for you! For such a short month, it sure is jam-packed with exciting activities and opportunities to spark action! It’s been ... 
Break Through Imposter Syndrome to Spark Action - Will 2024 be the year you spark action to lead positive change? It’s natural to set goals at the start of a new year, but setting a goal isn’t enough to create ... It’s Good for the Soul to Volunteer - Hello! It’s the last newsletter of this month, and the holidays are nearly upon us. It’s good for the soul to volunteer. One of my early career roles, was as a ... 
Overcoming Disruptive Change - I’m just back from a week-long vacation on the west coast of Canada, where I got to sit and look at the ocean and mountains and take a break from work. Can’t ... It’s Not What You Say, but How You Say It… - Sparking action in others is the main focus of your work, regardless of what type of work it is. In a workplace where we are all striving to be more ... What to Do When There Is So Much Going On - Happy end of February! As I woke up this morning, sitting down to write, I feel I’ve had numerous projects on the go that just don’t seem to be wrapping ... Are You Ready to Spark Action in 2023? - It was New Year’s Eve. We had just gone out for dinner, come back to our place with friends for a glass of wine (or two) before heading over to ... Insights From 2022 You Can Apply in 2023 - Oh December is here – and I’m looking forward to a bit of a break – as I’m sure you are. I love this time of year for reflecting on ... Unfocus Your Attention - Just yesterday, I woke up feeling this level of unease as I feel there is so much uncertainty going on in my life. I feel I’ve been living it for ... The #1 Leadership Competency of a Future Ready Leader (and a Fun Brain Science Example!) - The number one leadership competency for ALL future ready leaders is the ability to create engagement, commitment, and trust. This holds true regardless of the leader’s level—whether it’s the CEO ... 3 Questions to Help You Become a Strategic Change Leader - For the last 2.5 years, most mornings when I’m working in my office at our lake house, I get up, grab a coffee and go for a 30-minute ‘power walk’ ... 4 Solution-Focused Questions to Ask When Facing Challenges in Your Organization - Problems are inevitable in business. Whether it’s a global pandemic, a national economic downturn, or a specific challenge plaguing your company, you will run into problems. Since problems are inevitable, ... Be Prepared to Be Unprepared & 7 Other Leadership Habits for Complex Times - Happy Fall, As we enter the time of the leaves changing, one thing I’ve learned over the last few years is # 8 on this list below – Be prepared ... The Great Resignation is Upon Us - The Great Resignation is underway. One of the companies I’ve been working with recently told me that 16 of their 20 employees are newly hired in the last 3 months. ... Addressing the Barriers to Being Change-Ready - Many people say they are change-ready without realizing that a change-ready attitude is always conditional. We are change-ready when we like the ideas, we like the people the ideas are ... Trends Regarding the Future of Work - I always find the summer to be a great time for reflection and a time to look forward to the future. How can we continue to adapt and grow when ... The #1 Reason Why Change Initiatives Fail - Change initiatives fail a lot. We all know that! Maybe it’s even happened in your business or organization. And from my own experience, plus talking to countless people, I’ve discovered that it ... Are You Really Prepared for the Future of Work? - While you may not consider yourself an ‘entrepreneur,’ the future of work is requiring you to have entrepreneurial skills. Who, me? Yes, you! According to CERIC (A Canadian Education and ... Navigate Your Future in a Post Pandemic World - What we know about high-performing people is that they see more. More options. More ways of doing things. More ways to approach challenges. High-performing people think differently and, therefore, they ... 5 Ways to Avoid the Tyranny of Positive Thinking - As we move into a more proactive mode instead of just the reactive one we have been in for the last two years, leaders are key players in an organization’s ... Creating a New Comfort Zone - When it comes to change, experts often talk about how your comfort zone is dangerous. And that can be true. After all, when a person is in their comfort zone, ... Worried About the Future? Mine Your Moments - This morning, I took a deep breath and had to remind myself how far we have all come through the last two years. (If you haven’t done that, take a ... A Necessary Reminder: You Are Capable of Navigating the Future! - People in your organization will handle change differently. Some will be eager to jump into new ideas and ways to of doing things. Meanwhile, others will experience feelings of doubt, ... Navigating the Uncertainty of the Future – Ukraine - Hello all, Posting something on organizational change and the future of work just didn’t feel right this week, given what’s going on in Ukraine. As we enter week three of ... How to Increase Your Effectiveness During Change - So many of us say that we love change and want change…that is, until the change impacts us negatively. When we don’t agree with the change, or the change isn’t ... 
The Question to Ask When Uncertainty is the New Normal - Since it’s the love month… A few weeks ago, my partner was suggesting that we change the chairs in the dining room. I immediately responded “Why the heck would we ... When 2022 Starts to Feel Like 2021… - Hello hello hello! Like most of you, I’m completely sick of Omicron – what is it – a Transformer from the Transformer movies? No seriously, it’s actually a Greek letter ... ‘Tis the Season - Happy December! As we enter the holiday season, there are many celebrations happening in numerous cultures here in Canada and around the world. It truly is a festive month! I ... How to Navigate the Future in the Post-Pandemic World - To navigate the future in your organization, you must be keenly aware of two realities: Navigating the future is uncomfortable especially after what we’ve all been through in the last ... How to Avoid the Tyranny of Positive Thinking - Happy November! This month’s One-Minute Video Tip is an excerpt I did from a keynote last month. How to Avoid the Tyranny of Positive Thinking and why just selling people on ... One Simple Step to Break Through Limitations - We so often get caught up on limitations as things that hold us back, but what if I told you they don’t have to? What if I told you all ... Crafting Compelling Change Stories - Happy October! In the last few months, I’ve had a number of requests for the topic “How do we influence and engage others to take action” when we are all ... 3 Questions to Regain Focus of Your Purpose & Priorities - Do you ever find yourself in weekly meetings just going through the motions? You have to provide an update of what you have worked on and you feel as though ... 
Remove Doubt and Step Into Change - Happy September! Are you ready for take-off? Have you hit the ground running this month? I know I have. After taking time off in August, like many of you, it’s ... How to Keep People Engaged by Switching One Simple Word - We’ve all been in a conversation where the word ‘but’ comes in and you immediately think ‘here we go’ – your mindset has completely shifted for the duration of the ... 
Navigate the Future with Confidence - Hello August… And welcome back for more #BeChangeReady tips! As I sit here looking out over the lake, I feel the cool, sweet breezes of autumn starting to creep into ... A Simple Mind Hack - Warm, summer greetings to you – as we finish off July! It’s summer where I live, and I’m looking forward to some downtime after a busy year, as I’m sure many of ... 
3 Questions to Feel More In Control and Be Change Ready - Whenever we are faced with change, it is to our advantage to be positive change agents – even when in the midst of chaos. Easier said than done, right? Well… ... 
#ChangeHack: Analyze Concerns from Your Client’s Point of View - The buy-in to the change happens in the mind of the other person. While regulatory and legislative changes may seem easy to enforce, most clients – whether internal or external ... Leadership Inspiration from an Olympian and 5 Key Lessons on Change From Successful Leaders - Happy April! This newsletter is PACKED with insights and tips for you! Beyond speaking at virtual sessions and developing new presentations this month, I also got to talk to two amazing women! ... 
#ChangeHack: Look for Evidence to Remove Doubt - When it comes to navigating yourself, or leading and influencing others through change, the doubts we have make it more difficult for us to step into the change. What can ... The Art of Practicing Patience as a Leader and 5 Key Lessons on Change From Successful Leaders - Welcome Spring! I love this time of year, as spring is creeping around the corner where I live in Canada! Flowers are starting to peek out of the ground and ... #ChangeHack: 2 Tips to Manage Priorities - Have a good look at your current list of initiatives. Is everything a priority? If you answer yes, then you need to prioritize – as everything can’t be a priority! ... How to Manage Worry During Change and 5 Key Lessons on Change From Successful Leaders - It’s February, and many of us on the planet are in lockdown mode. If you remember a year ago, the question at the top of mind for many was, “Do ... #ChangeHack: Be Open to Change - Being open to change doesn’t mean you have to embrace it 100%. You can start by stepping in at just 5 or 10%, and move in further as you learn ... 
#ChangeHack: Wisdom + Action = Change - When you have gleaned the wisdom you need, there comes a point where you have to stop gathering information and take small, simple, and manageable steps to start the change ... 
#ChangeHack: Celebrate the Closeness to Transform a Change-Resistant Mindset - If people are performing a new behavior, task, or activity, and they aren’t doing it 100% perfectly, make sure to celebrate the closeness of their efforts. By celebrate, I mean ... How to Influence Change: 6 Things NOT to Say (And What to Say Instead!) - As a kid who happened to talk a lot, (and now an adult who makes a living speaking), I’ve learned through trial and error, that when I use certain words ... #ChangeHack: Build Trust by Owning Your Mistakes - Think about your behaviors as actions, not as a part of your identity. What you do is not who you are. Actions can be changed. Who you are cannot be. There are few things ... 6 Steps to Shape the Future of Work in Your Organization – MIA - In mid-March 2020, the comfort of ‘normal’ slipped away from us. Uncertainty became the norm, and we discovered that we are apprentices to change, not its masters. You’ve probably also ... #CHANGEHACK: Use Solution-Focused Thinking Instead of Problem-Based Thinking - Problem-based thinking is usually good to use in the short term. For example, if you’re in a leaking boat, the best way to solve the problem is to plug the ... 4 Steps to Co-Create Change with Your Team - Like a snap of our fingers, the global health crisis caused ripples of change in businesses and organizations across the globe. One minute we were at our desks. Then next ... 
#CHANGEHACK: Be Prepared to Be Unprepared - When you get stuck during change, we are often not prepared to handle it! One way to get ‘unstuck’ is to examine past strategies that worked for you and analyze ... 
5 Tips to Lead at the Edge of Change - If the global crisis has taught us one thing, it is that while we may think we are ‘in control’ of our work and personal lives, the world is unpredictable, ... 5 Tips for Shedding Negative Thought Patterns at Work - We are currently living through a global crisis, unlike anything we have experienced in our lifetime. Our personal and professional lives have been disrupted. Many of us have been working ... 
The Role of AI in Organizational Change - Yesterday I met a colleague for coffee, and once again the topic of Artificial Intelligence and its impact on change came up for discussion. Artificial intelligence (AI) has been making ... 
Project Management Paradise Podcast - I had the privilege to be interviewed for this podcast Resistance to Change Management on the Project Management Paradise podcast (30 minutes)– where we cover tips and techniques to get people ... 
Podcast: Leading Change: Managing Your Work Environment - I had the privilege to be interviewed by Travis Cross of ReThinking Work! Here’s the description: If businesses aren’t agile, ready to adapt, and pivot at a moments notice, ... 
Four Questions To Be Solution-Focused During Change - Most of our days are spent running from task to task, solving problem after problem. When we stay stuck on problem-based thinking, we often keep solving the same problem over ... 
The Future of Change: Are You Ready? - Have you ever noticed that nearly every job description contains phrases like, “Can handle a fast-paced and changing environment”, or “able to work with others when given shifting priorities”? That’s ... 
Change Management: What to Do When Priorities Change - Have you ever had a list of priorities in which everything was a priority? It’s happened to a lot of us. We get our task list together, pour our coffee, ... 
Change Management: 6 Things You Shouldn’t Say, and 6 Things You Should - There’s one clear fact that any successful business must accept: change happens. Although the concept of change might be exciting, the actual execution of your change strategy can be challenging. ... 
Change Management: What’s the Impact on Me (WIOM)? - Comparing the “what’s in it for me?” (WIIFM) approach with a “what’s the impact on me?” (WIOM) approach.
Stay Sane This Holiday Season with These Change Management Tips - As the holidays approach, many people feel the weight of just how busy this time can be. While the holidays are meant for a time to relax, unwind, celebrate, and ... 
The first step in change management: Become aware of your own BS. - In the workplace, it’s common to feel like you deal with a lot of BS (bulls**t – just in case you aren’t aware of what BS is!). Whether it’s from ... 
Urgency vs. Agency: Getting Commitment to Your Change Agenda - Kim Barnes has been a mentor of mine for over 11 years. Her deep insight into how people function has helped her craft excellent programs that I’ve delivered for many ... 
Should We Eliminate Negativity at Work? Not Quite! - Everyone wants to be happy at work! We spend a good chunk of our lives there. Yet this goal doesn’t mean that we need to eliminate negativity from our work ... 
Tips from Change Management Experts - A few months ago, I had the privilege of being interviewed for this article: “13 Change Management Experts Share Their 3 Tips on Implementing Fast, Dramatic and Powerful Change.” I ... 
Using Solution-Focused Techniques to Move Through Change - It’s really easy during change to stay focused on problem-based thinking. You do want to solve the problem – yet you also want to take a solution-focused approach so that ... 
Video Tip: How to Innovate by Allowing Ideas to Collide - If you’ve ever been in a meeting and been frustrated by too many ideas flying around with no real results, I highly recommend you take a minute to watch this ... 
Video Tip: How to Become a Doubt Remover - Learn how you can use evidence and proof to be a doubt remover and become a leader who can move people into the future quickly. This is an excerpt from ... 
Video Tip: How to Keep People Engaged by Using ‘And’ Not ‘But’ - It is easy for us to forget how disengaging the word ‘but’ can be as it negates everything that was said before it. So take a peek at this tip ... 
Video Tip: How to Break Through a Limitation - Self Imposed limitations are the greatest barriers to change. Here’s a tip to make good use of that limitation! You can use with yourself, your teams and your organization!
Video Tip: How To Manage Worry During Change - Given the current state of what is happening on our planet, I know that it’s easy to get worried about the future. Worries are really just made up stories. In ... 
Video Tip: How to Focus on Purpose and Priorities - Here’s a quick tip on how to focus yourself and your team on purpose and priorities during a crisis.
Video Tip: How Brain Science Impacts Engagement and Trust With a Fun Example - Keynote excerpt on the #1 Leadership Competency: the ability to create engagement, commitment and trust with a fun example using brain science!
Video Tip: How to Get People Engaged in Change - This video includes tips: How to get people engaged in change and ‘unstuck’, how to get innovation thinking happening, and how to use question-based action plans to stimulate thinking
Video Tip: How to Be Change-Ready! - “Out beyond ideas of wrong doing and right doing there is a field. I’ll meet you there” – Rumi Keynote excerpt about the field where change and innovation happens.
Video Tip: Leading Change, Building Resilience Online Course - The relentless nature of change is stressful for even the strongest people in an organization. Discover the system of practical insights, tools, and techniques to lead people through change, support ... 
Video Tip: Change Ready Leadership Tip: The # 1 Reason Change Initiatives Fail - It’s not the budgets or plans!
Video Tip: Change Ready Leadership Tip: How to Give Bad News - All leaders have to give bad news. Here’s how to do it – and not alienate people!
Video Tip: Change Ready Leadership Tip – How to Help People Get ‘Unstuck’ - Here’s a simple technique to help people get unstuck and move down the path of change.
Video Tip: Change Leadership Tip: What’s Good About Our Comfort Zone - Why our comfort zone is good and what our brains need to do to create change!
Video Tip: Mastering Change During Times of Uncertainty - Gregg Brown discusses how to master the art of change, strategies to help people at work and how handling unexpected change is easier than you think!
Video Tip: Mastering Change During Times of Uncertainty – Comfort Zone, Productivity, Resistors - I spoke at this technology conference back in 2017 and had so much fun with the audience I had to get off the stage and get out there and be ... 
Video Tip: Developing Leadership Resilience – 5 Strategies to Increase Your Effectiveness During Change - Developing Leadership Resilience – 5 Strategies to Increase Your Effectiveness During Change. Beyond the Water Cooler | Active Leadership to Build Future Ready Organisations - Disruptive empathy, communities of understanding and PhDs in self-awareness are just a few of the concepts I explored with Lisa LLoyd in my recent appearance on the Beyond the Water ... Strategies to Lead Effective Change with Gregg Brown | 5 Minute Advice For Authors - I was recently invited to share my insights on Twin Flames Studios‘ 5 Minute Advice For Authors podcast. In this episode you’ll learn: Key insights from Spark Action My tips ... Organizational Leadership and the Future of Work - I was recently a guest on Calan Breckon‘s podcast, where we talked about about organizational leadership and the future of work, including: How to harness the power of AI while ... 
Getting Work To Work with Chris Martin | GWTW776: Change Is The Future with Gregg Brown - How prepared are you for the future of work and the role of AI? I recently joined Chris Martin on the Getting Work To Work podcast to talk about what it takes ... 
Let’s Think This Through with Bailey Parnell | EP 0005: Future-Readiness, Intentions, and Owning Your Brand of Magic w/ Gregg Brown - Recently I was invited to be a guest on “Let’s Think This Through with Bailey Parnell,” a bi-weekly video podcast aimed at those passionate about self-improvement and learning. Bailey and ... 
People and Performance Podcast – Creating Positive Change at Work with Gregg Brown - I recently spoke on the People and Performance podcast! Questions I answer include: I recently wrote a blog post on how to create positive change in your work, life, and ... 
Lighting the Spark to Leading Change that Matters - We got into why someone would need to “spark” action, the importance of understanding ourselves, how to address naysayers to change, how to approach a risk averse organization and more. ... 
Spark Action: Using Journaling to Take Action During Change - In this interview, you will… Learn the key differences between change and transition. Consider what you need to do when you are initiating, responding to, or coping with change. Review ... 
HRchat Podcast – Interviews with HR, Talent and Tech Experts: Navigating Waves of Change with Gregg Brown - Check out this HR Chat podcast where we answer the question: How can we lead others to dive into the never-ending waves of change? Questions I answer include: Details on ... 
Leading Through the Post-Pandemic World with Darrell Keezer of CandyCast Podcast - I recently joined the 6th episode of the CandyCast Podcast with Darrell Keezer. Darrell is the CEO & Founder of CandyBox Marketing. This podcast interviews industry experts on marketing and ... 
Speaking on Tricky Topics Podcast - I had the privilege to be interviewed by Jane Atkinson. Jane is the founder of The Wealthy Speaker School which provides online courses, group coaching and live events for all ... 
HRchat Interview With Gregg Brown: Managing Change Within Organizations - In HRchat episode 156, award-winning international speaker and bestselling author Gregg Brown shares insights into driving and managing change within organizations. Gregg is the author of the best-selling book ‘Ready… Set… Change Again!: ... 
Ideas Into Action Podcast - I had the privilege to be interviewed by Hamza Khan early in the summer. Hamza is a wonderful interviewer, a great public speaker and we always have a productive time together. In ... The Strategic Project Manager Podcast - Projects are vehicles for change that require Strategic Project Managers. In this podcast from the PMI Washington DC Chapter: How PMs can (and should) exert their influence to enhance the ...
Project Management Paradise Podcast - I had the privilege to be interviewed for this podcast Resistance to Change Management on the Project Management Paradise podcast (30 minutes)– where we cover tips and techniques to get people ... Podcast: Leading Change: Managing Your Work Environment - I had the privilege to be interviewed by Travis Cross of ReThinking Work! Here’s the description: If businesses aren’t agile, ready to adapt, and pivot at a moments notice, ... 
NewsTalk 1010 – Gregg Brown Interview - In this interview, Gregg Brown discusses how to get team members on board when an organisation goes through a change. A leader needs to manage not only individuals at the ... 
Gregg Brown on CTV’s The Social - In this video with “The Social,” Gregg Brown discusses how to master the art of change. He takes the hosts through an exercise that helps people rethink how they approach ... 
Workforce Re-Entry on Recalculating for Small Businesses - In this interview with Recalculating.biz, Gregg Brown discusses how to successfully implement and manage changes within small businesses. One of the items Brown and the hosts discuss is how baby ... 
Tips to Shift From Negative to Positive on Global News - In the workplace, shifting a workplace’s mindset from negative to positive is essential. In an interview with Global News, Gregg Brown notes that being positive for the sake of positivity ...