Season 5 -Episode 39 - Are you having any fun with your change?

Is there enough fun in your change? or have you become so busy delivering that everything has become a little too corporate?

In this episode of Next Level Change Success, Therese explores an often-overlooked ingredient in change management: fun.

Humour, storytelling, celebrations, campaigns and creative experiences can help people connect with change and make otherwise dry topics, from process improvement to compliance, far more engaging.

But there's an important caveat.

You have to read the room.

Therese explores the types of change where fun can work brilliantly, including process improvement, technology implementations, compliance initiatives and project-team engagement. She also discusses when positivity can become inappropriate, particularly during restructures, job losses, mergers and other changes involving uncertainty or loss.

You'll learn why timing matters, how to make engagement more inclusive, why “Friday drinks” isn't the only team building activity you should consider, and how to use creativity without trivialising what employees are experiencing.

If your change communications are starting to feel overly corporate, this episode will challenge you to loosen things up, while keeping empathy, respect and inclusion firmly at the centre.

Because fun can absolutely belong in change.

You just need to know when to bring it and when not to. 

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