In this episode, Susanne talks to Susan Ní Chríodáin from Beyond the Numbers about emotions at work and giving ourselves the permission to feel all our feelings.

Susan shares stories and poetry which illustrate her work in enabling people to express themselves and allowing others to do the same.

She explains how important it is to have courage to say what needs to be said and to have difficult conversations with empathy.

Susan can be found here: linkedin.com/in/susannichriodain   https://www.beyond-thenumbers.com/     The ChangeStories podcast is for people who are interested in change, whether that is within organisations or for individuals.   Hosted by Susanne Evans, an organisation change consultant, coach, trainer and researcher, each podcast episode features a conversation with a guest about their work to provide ideas and inspiration.     To find out more about ChangeStories and Susanne’s work, go to www.feldsparconsulting.com or follow her on Twitter or Instagram (@feldsparconsult).  Susanne is on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanneevans and her email address is [email protected]   Alternatively, you can sign up for the monthly newsletter The Change Conversation by clicking this link - https://mailchi.mp/f2ba36a7262b/the-change-conversation

In this episode, Susanne talks to Ket Patel from the Change Management Institute and Change Reactions about the need to create change ready employees from day one rather than relying on change management support from consultants or in house resources.

We also discuss the difficulties in defining change management (and explaining to other people what we do!) and is views about whether we really need change management at all.

Ket Patel can be found here:

linkedin.com/in/ketpatel-changeagitator

https://change-reactions.co.uk/homepage/

 

The ChangeStories podcast is for people who are interested in change, whether that is within organisations or for individuals.   Hosted by Susanne Evans, an organisation change consultant, coach, trainer and researcher, each podcast episode features a conversation with a guest about their work to provide ideas and inspiration.     To find out more about ChangeStories and Susanne’s work, go to www.feldsparconsulting.com or follow her on Twitter or Instagram (@feldsparconsult).  Susanne is on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanneevans and her email address is [email protected]   Alternatively, you can sign up for the monthly newsletter The Change Conversation by clicking this link - https://mailchi.mp/f2ba36a7262b/the-change-conversation

On this episode, I'm bringing you a webinar that I recorded with David Lee who has 1) been a guest on this podcast back in the very early days and 2) is a definite force for good when it comes to telling and sharing your stories.

Hope you enjoy!

 

The ChangeStories podcast is for people who are interested in change, whether that is within organisations or for individuals.   Hosted by Susanne Evans, an organisation change consultant, coach, trainer and researcher, each podcast episode features a conversation with a guest about their work to provide ideas and inspiration.     To find out more about ChangeStories and Susanne’s work, go to www.feldsparconsulting.com or follow her on Twitter or Instagram (@feldsparconsult).  Susanne is on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanneevans and her email address is [email protected]   Alternatively, you can sign up for the monthly newsletter The Change Conversation by clicking this link - https://mailchi.mp/f2ba36a7262b/the-change-conversation

On this episode Mark Hughes (who appeared on this episode here) interviews Susanne about her Phd, which was one of the major drivers that lead to this podcast!

They talk about the 'why' of the doctorate, the challenges involved in writing 80,000 words (and how a year off helped!) and just what the research was.

 

The ChangeStories podcast is for people who are interested in change, whether that is within organisations or for individuals.   Hosted by Susanne Evans, an organisation change consultant, coach, trainer and researcher, each podcast episode features a conversation with a guest about their work to provide ideas and inspiration.     To find out more about ChangeStories and Susanne’s work, go to www.feldsparconsulting.com or follow her on Twitter or Instagram (@feldsparconsult).  Susanne is on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanneevans and her email address is [email protected]   Alternatively, you can sign up for the monthly newsletter The Change Conversation by clicking this link - https://mailchi.mp/f2ba36a7262b/the-change-conversation

In this episode, Susanne talks to Susie Palmer-Trew from Everyday Change about the lessons that she has learnt during her years as a successful change consultant.

Susie shares the change model that she really likes (Bridges) and the one that she really hates (the change curve).

We also discussed the need to dig into the history and stories of an organisation to create lasting change.

 

The ChangeStories podcast is for people who are interested in change, whether that is within organisations or for individuals.   Hosted by Susanne Evans, an organisation change consultant, coach, trainer and researcher, each podcast episode features a conversation with a guest about their work to provide ideas and inspiration.     To find out more about ChangeStories and Susanne’s work, go to www.feldsparconsulting.com or follow her on Twitter or Instagram (@feldsparconsult).  Susanne is on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanneevans and her email address is [email protected]   Alternatively, you can sign up for the monthly newsletter The Change Conversation by clicking this link - https://mailchi.mp/f2ba36a7262b/the-change-conversation

In this episode, Susanne talks to Steve Bellis about his experience as a digital storyteller.

Steve shares his tips and techniques for creating digital stories (even if you are a complete novice) and discusses some of the most powerful and moving stories that he has worked on over the past 20+ years.

We also discuss the ethics of working with other people's stories.

Resources

Will Martin Story: Steve working directly with a resident at a spinal injuries rehab centre in Oswestry: https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/224625723   A Scorpion’s Tale: a story made by Steve in an EU funded workshop in Liege, Belgium: https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/199965823   My Favourite T-shirt: made in an EU funded train the trainer’s workshop in Turkey: https://vimeo.com/221392130   A Very Special Party: made in a Lottery funded project called Home Front Recall about memories of WW2: https://vimeo.com/49910093   From India with Love: made in a Lottery funded project called Home Front Recall about memories of WW2: https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/49910097   Fateful photographs: made in a Welsh Government funded community workshop about stories of life in rural Wales: https://vimeo.com/49379575   The ChangeStories podcast is for people who are interested in change, whether that is within organisations or for individuals.   Hosted by Susanne Evans, an organisation change consultant, coach, trainer and researcher, each podcast episode features a conversation with a guest about their work to provide ideas and inspiration.     To find out more about ChangeStories and Susanne’s work, go to www.feldsparconsulting.com or follow her on Twitter or Instagram (@feldsparconsult).  Susanne is on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanneevans and her email address is [email protected]   Alternatively, you can sign up for the monthly newsletter The Change Conversation by clicking this link - https://mailchi.mp/f2ba36a7262b/the-change-conversation

In this episode, Susanne talks to Angus Fletcher about the science of successful stories. Angus shares his study of the impact of stories on our emotions and wellbeing. We also discussed the latest results from his research into creative thinking. Angus also discusses the latest thinking around AI and narrative - and answers the question, will AI ever be able to create a story?

Find Angus here:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angus-fletcher-99713617/

Website: www.angusfletcher.co          https://english.osu.edu/people/fletcher.300 

Wonderworks: Literary Invention and the Science of Stories: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wonderworks-Literary-invention-science-stories/dp/1800750234/ref=sr_1_1?adgrpid=133495261591&gclid=CjwKCAjw1ICZBhAzEiwAFfvFhKB0N7SryOv8Qbyrl_btAk0i3xTrzbGggpIDHsd5-zsdUmsthcAuERoC2SIQAvD_BwE&hvadid=605950579179&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=1007345&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=16055988959189971440&hvtargid=kwd-1753196565272&hydadcr=12351_2380391&keywords=wonderworks+by+angus+fletcher&qid=1663072819&sr=8-1 

The ChangeStories podcast is for people who are interested in change, whether that is within organisations or for individuals.   Hosted by Susanne Evans, an organisation change consultant, coach, trainer and researcher, each podcast episode features a conversation with a guest about their work to provide ideas and inspiration.     To find out more about ChangeStories and Susanne’s work, go to www.feldsparconsulting.com or follow her on Twitter or Instagram (@feldsparconsult).  Susanne is on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanneevans and her email address is [email protected]   Alternatively, you can sign up for the monthly newsletter The Change Conversation by clicking this link - https://mailchi.mp/f2ba36a7262b/the-change-conversation

 

 

In this episode, Susanne talks to Helen Wada about the importance of recognising the human side of work, and how organisations who lead with humanity can gain a commercial advantage.

We also discuss commercial thinking for HR and L&D professionals and the impact of the pandemic on change management in organisations.

Resources

IOC Digital Report - https://www.dropbox.com/s/7hcb1hgnfmddin6/IOC-Digital-Report.pdf?dl=0

 

The ChangeStories podcast is for people who are interested in change, whether that is within organisations or for individuals.   Hosted by Susanne Evans, an organisation change consultant, coach, trainer and researcher, each podcast episode features a conversation with a guest about their work to provide ideas and inspiration.     To find out more about ChangeStories and Susanne’s work, go to www.feldsparconsulting.com or follow her on Twitter or Instagram (@feldsparconsult).  Susanne is on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanneevans and her email address is [email protected]   Alternatively, you can sign up for the monthly newsletter The Change Conversation by clicking this link - https://mailchi.mp/f2ba36a7262b/the-change-conversation

In this episode, Susanne talks to Matt Fairbrass about the importance of listening to intuition as well as logic and how thinking of the organisation as a system can reveal hidden and unspoken assumptions.

Matt also shares his experience of using systemic constellations coaching to work with individuals and teams and his work in understanding organisation disenchantment.

The ChangeStories podcast is for people who are interested in change, whether that is within organisations or for individuals.   Hosted by Susanne Evans, an organisation change consultant, coach, trainer and researcher, each podcast episode features a conversation with a guest about their work to provide ideas and inspiration.     To find out more about ChangeStories and Susanne’s work, go to www.feldsparconsulting.com or follow her on Twitter or Instagram (@feldsparconsult).  Susanne is on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanneevans and her email address is [email protected]   Alternatively, you can sign up for the monthly newsletter The Change Conversation by clicking this link - https://mailchi.mp/f2ba36a7262b/the-change-conversation

In this episode, Susanne talks to Mark Hughes about the assertions and narratives of success(and failure) in organisational change since the 1990's.

We discuss how he has challenged these narratives through his own research and writing and the vested interests that exist that wish to maintain the narrative that change is difficult. 

 

Resources

https://woodlanddecay.com/2022/01/31/how-studying-organizational-change-lost-its-way/

 

Why Transformation Explanations Fail:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/5u2yf80xziok1kg/hughes2015onlinefirst.pdf?dl=0

 

Who Killed Change Management?

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/z5orp7vz19comuxm54ii4/Who-killed-change-managementFinalDraft.docx?dl=0&rlkey=xtmmixf95v6z8g284gottfvfa

 

 

How Studying Organisational Change Lost It's Way

https://www.dropbox.com/s/2d14cowc61p6a3r/hughes2022finaldraft.pdf?dl=0

 

The ChangeStories podcast is for people who are interested in change, whether that is within organisations or for individuals.

 

Hosted by Susanne Evans, an organisation change consultant, coach, trainer and researcher, each podcast episode features a conversation with a guest about their work to provide ideas and inspiration.  

 

To find out more about ChangeStories and Susanne’s work, go to www.feldsparconsulting.com or follow her on Twitter or Instagram (@feldsparconsult).  Susanne is on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanneevans and her email address is [email protected]

 

Alternatively, you can sign up for the monthly newsletter The Change Conversation by clicking this link - https://mailchi.mp/f2ba36a7262b/the-change-conversation