12/05/2026
from our Founder: Well this was a delight!
I recently joined Alexander Greb on the Transformation Every Day podcast for one of those conversations that starts sensibly and then quietly descends into brutally honest observations about transformation, leadership, AI, consultants, LinkedIn, and the general state of modern working life.
Which, naturally, means I enjoyed it enormously.
We talked about why so many transformations fail before they’ve even started, why the grumpiest person in the room is often the one telling the truth, and how organisations keep asking exhausted employees to “embrace change” like it’s an exciting surprise rather than their fifth restructure in three years.
We also discussed what large consultancies got catastrophically wrong about change management, namely turning something deeply human into something wrapped in frameworks, certifications, and enough jargon to make normal people want to fake a Wi-Fi issue.
And yes, AI made an appearance too, because apparently no professional conversation in 2026 is legally allowed to avoid it.
But underneath all the sarcasm was something serious:
This industry has been undervalued, overcomplicated, and misunderstood for far too long.
Change management isn’t a communications plan.
It isn’t a training schedule.
And it definitely isn’t sticking “AI-enabled” in front of an implementation and hoping nobody asks difficult questions.
It’s people.
Always was.
So if you’ve ever sat in a go-live meeting quietly thinking, “This absolutely is not going to land,” this episode is probably for you.
No Change Management.
No Transformation.
Simple as that.
The new podcast episode: “Is this ‘Change Management’ in the room with us now?” is out now.
Listen here:
Spotify: https://lnkd.in/esgCcvad
Apple: https://lnkd.in/eez9iQ7H
