Leading Change

Leading in a culture of change is less about following process steps and far more about understanding and insight. Do you have the confidence and capability to take risks and navigate your team through change?

43 posts

Why Contingency Planning Is Critical to Risk Management

members – 2 min read

Contingency planning and risk go hand-in-hand. In this post, the Lazy Leader defines countermeasures and contingencies and introduce a simple tool to assess business risk.

Jun 29, 2021

How to Write a Business Case―4 Steps to a Perfect Business Case Template

paid – 9 min read

The ONLY guide you need for writing a business case. We show you how to write a business case for your project using an outline business case template.

Jun 29, 2021

What Dick Fosbury Taught Me About Innovation and Change

public – 2 min read

Dick Fosbury dared to change the rules. What he did was a game-changer for athletics. But change leaders can learn much from his example.

Jun 26, 2021

How the 5 Stages of Grief Help Us to Understand Business Change

members – 2 min read

Change creates significant organizational and individual challenges, and people will experience an emotional response when they learn how they are affected by change. Understanding how people respond to change is an important leadership skill.

Jun 16, 2021

4 Types of Projects—Fog, Quest, Movie, and Paint by Numbers

members – 2 min read

Does your organization struggle with projects? Do you know about the types of projects? Stick with me, and I’ll show you a new way of thinking about organizational change projects.

Jun 10, 2021

5 Tips to Motivate Your Team

public – 2 min read

How do you motivate your team? Whilst leadership style affects individual and team performance, it is motivation that leads to success. This post sets out five practical tips for motivating teams.

Jun 10, 2021

Leading Change In Complex Organizations Calls For Creativity and Innovation

members – 2 min read

Today's businesses operate in a complex world, yet they continue to use the same old paradigms for leading change. It's time to explore new possibilities.

May 31, 2021

Is It Time to Lead Imperfect Change?

public – 2 min read

Detailed strategies and excessive planning can cripple your vision for business change. Seeking perfection does not guarantee success.

May 31, 2021

How to Sustain Organizational Change—These 5 Vital Ways

members – 3 min read

Organizations must become increasingly able to change quickly and easily. The business must be flexible yet capable of implementing and sustaining organizational change.

May 31, 2021