Who sits
at the
table?

When meeting a leadership team that is preparing for a high-stakes change, I note which department heads are absent. When the HR lead isn’t invited or misses the call, the company’s risk profile skyrockets. Is anyone accountable for the people agenda? Here are two opposing perspectives on the value of HR during change. Which one would you bet on when mounting an organizational transformation?

– Phil

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AI upskilling is
a transformation
imperative

With 87% of business leaders believing AI will force companies to redefine performance and upskill their human workers, they face an urgent transformation challenge: how to proactively invest in employee development to align skills with evolving technologies. True AI transformation isn’t just about adopting AI; it’s about preparing people to thrive alongside it, ensuring both business resilience and workforce engagement.

– Tim

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Certainly,
uncertainty

Despite taunts from my gen Z nephews, I have no idea what it was like to live in the dark ages. I imagine it was pretty bad, but then again, they didn’t have social media. The truth is, our time is profoundly uncertain, but hasn’t it always been for everyone? Perhaps one of the smartest coping mechanisms is to recognize that everything is uncertain, and to be okay with it.

– Mel

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Goodbye, old friend:
the end of
Jersey Milk

As global brands like Dairy Milk dominate shelves, beloved regional brands like Jersey Milk are quietly phased out. This is an all too familiar story in corporate transformation. From a change management perspective, this reflects the shift toward global efficiency at the cost of local connection, challenging organizations to balance scale with cultural and customer loyalty.

– Tim

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Everything
old is…
old

My 18-year-old nephew is heading off to university in September and because I’m a thoughtful aunt, I’ve been giving him some budgeting advice, like make sure you account for beer and books. But do they even use books anymore?? Imagine using a typewriter to write a paper (spoiler alert, I don’t have to imagine). Then imagine how different life would be if we were still operating with the latest tools from 1984. Sometimes, change is good.

– Mel

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Past tense
may not be
future perfect

Everyone carries around mindsets, beliefs, and behaviours that were helpful in the past but are no longer useful. So do organizations. Opening a time capsule is an excellent metaphor for this truism. A snapshot of the past becomes a treasured memory of how things used to be and a reminder that some things have changed.

Are you living in the past? Organizations do when they continue to work on outdated strategies and playbooks. How about you?

– Phil

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