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What’s getting in the way of what you want to achieve?

by Vicky Emery | Apr 12, 2022 | Events, Program, Webinar

Is it time to change how we change - get real shift using the science of real change For years I've been looking for a way of helping my clients (organisations or individuals) really tackle what's getting in the way of nailing what they need or want to achieve. At...

Changing how we change – in real life

by Vicky Emery | Apr 5, 2022 | Conversation starter, For Change Leaders, For Practitioners

Change is not always pretty and it is rarely cheap or easy = it takes investment of time, resources, thinking, listening, planning and unplanning, agile maneuvering, trial and error and reinforcing. Redoing things over and over and getting nowhere is frustrating,...

Time to change how we change

by Vicky Emery | Mar 9, 2022 | Conversation starter, For Change Leaders, For Practitioners

I've been working in Change Management for over 25+ years - I love this field! I enjoy the wild ride that comes with leading and landing change - as a leader myself and working with organisations and individuals to get to grips with the real nature of the change. What...

How do I get out of my own way with change?

by Vicky Emery | Feb 17, 2022 | Conversation starter

For years I've seen the missing link or bit that gets in the way of making true change - at an individual level, at team and organisational level. How do we take the courageous step of exploring what's in the way or, to put it more interestingly, looking at what lies...

So, what do you want next year to be about?

by Vicky Emery | Dec 7, 2021 | Conversation starter

I have a long-established practice of using the Christmas break to take stock of the year just gone – to look at what I’ve achieved (and perhaps not achieved), the relationships that matter, what I’ve learned and what I am thankful for. What surprised me, terrified me...

How to talk with a team member who isn’t meeting their goals – even in a pandemic

by Vicky Emery | Nov 15, 2021 | Building Enterprise Change Capability, For Change Leaders

I forget that not everyone is out of lockdown, for all sorts of reasons. In talking over the biggest issues of the last few weeks with senior leaders to team leaders, I thought it would be navigating the different return dates and rules but it isn’t. There is one...

COVID-Safe Plan

by Vicky Emery | Oct 14, 2021 | Announcement

We're a COVID-Safe Business All our consultants are double-vaccinated and we have established processes for cleaning surfaces, social distancing, complying with client COVID requirements, training and education for our team on using materials and equipment in...

What watercolours are teaching me about change and leadership – 3: working with hue

by Vicky Emery | Oct 1, 2021 | Building Enterprise Change Capability, Case Studies, For Change Leaders, For Practitioners, For Team Members

In this blog, I want to share lessons learned from working with hue – the shade or intensity of a colour. So directly linked to what we do as change practitioners and change leaders! Rarely do I work with just the colour straight out of the tube. You play with the...

What watercolours are teaching me about change and leadership – 2: Small steps and time

by Vicky Emery | Sep 1, 2021 | Building Enterprise Change Capability, Case Studies, For Change Leaders, For Practitioners, For Team Members

Last month, I started to share some of the lessons I am learning from working with watercolours. This blog continues that theme and brings me to perhaps the biggest lesson – small steps and time. If you have dabbled in watercolours, you know if you overwork it, it...

What watercolours are teaching me about change and leadership – 1: Working out where to start

by Vicky Emery | Aug 12, 2021 | Building Enterprise Change Capability, Case Studies, For Change Leaders, For Practitioners, For Team Members

In lockdown, I am, like many, trying to maintain healthy boundaries around work and personal time and that’s a topic for another day. I’ve been enjoying taking up some old hobbies and some new ones, too. One of which is painting with watercolours. I have this ‘future...

Happy 1st Birthday to Change in Practice!

by Vicky Emery | Jul 1, 2021 | For Change Leaders

Happy 1st Birthday to Change in Practice! Well, what a milestone! And what a time 2020 was to open our doors… In the last 12 months we have worked with interesting and varied businesses and teams to help them lead and land successful change. We’ve helped make the...

Leadership is an Olympic sport

by Vicky Emery | Jun 28, 2021 | For Change Leaders

Leadership is an Olympic sport and leaders are elite athletes... OR a Change leadership is an Olympic sport - are you ready to be an elite athlete? It’s an interesting concept, isn’t it? With the Tokyo Olympics nearing, I’ve been having this conversation with people...