Next Level Change Success

Why do some change initiatives succeed while others fall flat? Even with the 'right' frameworks in place?

In this episode of Next Level Change Success, Therese unpacks the three critical layers that truly determine success in change: You, the Framework, and experience.

Drawing on over 20 years of real-world experience, Therese shares practical insights to help you:

Improve your influence in complex environments

Shift your mindset to unlock better outcomes

Apply frameworks more effectively

Build true change intelligence

If you’re a project professional, leader, or practitioner navigating change, this episode will challenge how you think about your role and give you the tools to elevate your impact. Like what you hear and want to learn how to tip towards success when needing to introduce change, visit us at www.myvirtualchangemanager.com

Why do so many organisational change initiatives struggle to gain momentum?

Often the answer isn’t strategy—it’s friction.

In this episode of Next Level Change Success, Therese explores the four most common friction points that slow or derail change inside organisations.

You’ll discover:

• Why generic communication creates confusion during change
• How a lack of feedback channels damages trust
• The critical role leaders play in owning and advocating for change
• Why co-design is essential for successful adoption

If you work in projects, transformation, HR, operations, or leadership, this episode will give you practical insights to help you remove friction and build momentum in your change initiatives.

Because when change becomes easier to experience, people are far more willing to embrace it. Looking to explore change and how it can be implemented well in organisations? Then come and visit www.myvirtualchangemanager.com to discover what change is when you take it deeper.

In this Episode of Next Level Change Success, Therese talks about the neverending 'grey' areas of change. If you are wanting to implement in a black and white way, with certainty and perfection you will be in for a rude shock and possibly experience neverending frustration. Some people will say things like 'they won't listen to me' or 'they don't understand change'.

Therese covers this and ways in which you can reflect on your approach and handle the 'grey' areas of change management with finesse and flexibility still achieving your outcomes but in an easier way. So if you are in that situation, then have a listen and consider some of the ways in which you may take a different approach to achieve a different outcome.

Like what you hear and keen to explore change in organisations? Come and visit us at www.myvirtualchangemanager.com to learn all about change management, change leadership and influencing for change. 

In this episode of Next Level Change Success, Therese explores the deeper reality of leadership in change.

If you’re a leader, or working closely with leaders, this episode unpacks the three critical roles leaders play in change and why the conversation around “sponsorship” is too shallow.

You’ll discover:

Why leadership in change is an ecosystem

How peer alignment impacts performance

The hidden cost of siloed leadership

How everyday decisions create both intended and unconscious change

Practical ways to develop your change intelligence

If you want to influence better, lead stronger, and navigate enterprise complexity with confidence as a leader or change facilitator working with leaders, then this is a must listen episode. Want to know and learn more? Come to myvirtualchangemanager.com to find out more.

In this episode of Next Level Change Success, Therese explores the real risks of relying on bottom-up change strategies, especially in enterprise environments.

If you’re struggling to gain traction with leadership and feel tempted to “just get it done” from the frontline, this episode is for you.

You’ll learn:

Why grassroots momentum isn’t enough for transformation

How to respectfully engage leadership hierarchy

The true purpose of escalation

Practical strategies to secure leadership alignment without damaging trust

The layered approach that creates sustainable change

If you want your change initiatives to stick, not just move, press play.

If you are leading, managing, or influencing for change, come and visit us at www.myvirtualchangemanager.com to develop your change intelligence.

In this episode of Next Level Change Success, Therese Pares explores what really happens when you’re required to deliver change in high-pressure environments. 

From stakeholder tension to economic demands, regulatory scrutiny, AI disruption and personal performance expectations, pressure is part of modern change delivery and leadership.

You’ll learn:

How to use the 'locus of control' method to manage overwhelm

How to handle difficult stakeholders without losing energy

Why emotional regulation is the core of change intelligence

When to define boundaries and more importantly when to let go

How to protect your performance through self-management

If you work in projects, HR, compliance, risk, or corporate transformation, this episode will help you lead change more consciously and sustainably.

Because performance without wellbeing is not success.

In this short but focused episode, Therese explores the way you can lead your organisation out of a change crisis, into a zone of change stability again. You will be stepped through some key areas of focus and action to take, so you can swing the change pendulum from chaos to calm. It might take time and concerted effort but it is possible, listen and learn how. If you want to continue your change journey and upskilling then come to myvirtualchangemanager.com and use our free tools, listen to more podcast episodes on change management and change leadership, or attend on of our courses.

Change leadership isn’t just about frameworks, plans, and communication, it’s about you.
In this episode of Next Level Change Success, Therese explores the often-ignored reality of change resilience including personal energy, wellbeing, and emotional regulation required to lead change sustainably.

You’ll learn:

Why resilience is discovered during and after the change, not before it

The hidden cost of leading change without protecting your energy

How burnout undermines even “successful” change initiatives

Practical ways to build change resilience through small, integrated habits

This episode is essential listening for leaders, project professionals, and change practitioners navigating constant transformation who want to perform at a high level, without sacrificing themselves in the process.

In this episode of Next Level Change Success, Therese unpacks one of the most misunderstood debates in the change profession: whether change management should be considered a process or not.

Drawing on 20+ years of real-world experience, she explains why process creates certainty, builds trust, and enables better outcomes — especially in complex, reactive environments.

You’ll learn:

Why deferring to the change process can assist change practitioners to create clarity

The 4-stage change model that works in real organisations

How documentation can help with clarity

How to use AI ethically to support change

Why who you are being matters as much as what you do

If you work in projects, transformation, or continuous improvement programs this episode will change how you approach change.

What will change management look like in 2026 when Technology change is front and centre more than ever? In this episode of Next Level Change Success, Therese explores how AI, culture, and continuous transformation are reshaping organisations and why change capability is becoming a mandatory leadership skill. Perfect for project professionals and corporate support roles who want to influence better, lead change confidently, and perform at the next level. 

This year, if you ever doubted whether having change leadership, change management or influential change skills were of value, we will see those who invest in developing these skills flourish.

If you are understanding the urgency and want to avoid the frustration of introducing change that doesn't land, then come to www.myvirtualchangemanager.com to develop core change skills that will serve you in any role.