Unleashing Opportunities Through Navigating Change with Curtis Bateman

In this episode of Training Unleashed, host Evan Hackle welcomes back Curtis Bateman, the vice president of direct international offices for FranklinCovey and bestselling co-author of Change: How to Turn Uncertainty Into Opportunity. Curtis shares his expertise on navigating change in organizations, focusing on how leaders can adapt to the rapid advancements of artificial intelligence (AI) and use it as a tool for growth and innovation.

Listeners will gain practical strategies and real-world examples of how to approach change effectively, foster adaptability within teams, and create long-term success. Whether you’re a leader, trainer, or business professional, this episode provides actionable advice to thrive during times of transition.

“Change doesn’t have to be a roadblock—it can be a springboard for something even greater.” – Curtis Bateman

Key Topics Discussed:

Curtis’s Journey with Change Management
Curtis shares his extensive experience in leading change initiatives worldwide and how his career has shaped his unique approach to navigating uncertainty.

Transforming Change Into Opportunity
Curtis explains why change is often misunderstood and offers strategies for leaders to reframe challenges as opportunities for growth and innovation.

Practical Tools for Change Leadership
Discover how to use frameworks like Change Element to implement structured and successful change in your organization.

Overcoming Resistance to Change
Curtis discusses common barriers organizations face during transitions and provides tips to help leaders overcome resistance and gain team buy-in.

Lessons from Leading International Teams
Drawing from his experience managing teams across Europe, Asia, and Australia, Curtis shares stories and lessons that illustrate the universal principles of effective change management.

About Our Guest

Curtis Bateman is the vice president of direct international offices for FranklinCovey and co-author of the bestseller Change: How to Turn Uncertainty Into Opportunity. With over 24 years in the training industry, Curtis is a recognized change consultant and coach who has guided organizations worldwide through successful transitions. Known for his practical solutions like Change Element, Curtis helps leaders and organizations thrive in the face of uncertainty.

How to Connect:

Watch the previous Episode with Curtis Bateman.

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2024-11-20T11:28:33-05:00November 20, 2024|

Leading with Encouragement: A Path to a Positive Workplace Culture With John Robertson

John Robertson is the Founder and President of FORTLOG Services. John built his services with a focus on an encouragement-based approach, resolving root causes as opposed to treating crisis and transition in the workplace symptomatically, as is often the practice. In this episode of Training Unleashed, host Evan Hackle and guest John Robertson discuss how wellness is more than not being sick.

Quit playing whack-a-mole

A common practice in most workplaces is to treat a crisis when it arises. This is all done symptomatically. John’s approach centers on analyzing and confronting the root causes of problems. He underscores the significance of leaders’ roles in not just reacting to issues but comprehending why they arise in the first place. Instead of jumping up and whacking the “mole”, you need to stop talk about what the cause is.

Instead of playing the game, unplug the machine.

The Power of Encouragement

The conversation takes an authentic turn as the significance of genuine encouragement is explored. John emphasizes that effective encouragement requires leaders to be authentic and transparent in their interactions. He also highlights the challenge of time in a fast-paced work environment, where patience and encouragement may be undervalued.

Encouragement creates a culture where individuals can learn from mistakes and grow, without fear of punitive reactions.

About Our Guest

John’s been a trusted thinking partner with 30+years of assisting individuals and organizations in managing all forms of crisis/change. He leverages a values-anchored ethos as a leadership development specialist, helping organizations and individuals to define the new norm and thrive.

2023-11-17T15:48:19-05:00September 27, 2023|

Mastering the art of change leadership with Nancy Murphy

Evan Hackel recently sat down with organizational change consultant Nancy Murphy to discuss a topic that is on everyone’s mind these days: How can effective leaders bring about change in their organizations during these remarkably challenging times?

Nancy, Founder and CEO of CSR Communications, is a trainer, speaker, advisor, and mentor with a passion for teaching leaders of established organizations how to make change stick.

According to Nancy, the key to making change stick is by shifting our approach from managing people to leading people.

“Let’s stop talking about managing change because that implies that change is something that is predictable, controllable, linear, and logical . . . that you’re in certain stages for predictable periods of time and that if you have the right checklists, everything is going to be easy. As I said earlier, organizations are made up of people and people are messy, emotional humans. And especially when it comes to change, there are emotional triggers that make it hard. So, we can’t manage people. We can manage things, but we can’t manage people. We need to lead people.

“And so, the first mistake organizations make is to approach change as a purely scientific process, as though it’s a predictable, linear, manageable thing. Implementation of change might have some of those checklists, but we really need the change leadership first.”

If you are leading your organization through a process of change, you will want to listen to the entire episode of Training Unleashed with Nancy Murphy.

A Special Offer

Nancy invites you to access the free publications and resources you will find on the CSR Communications resource page. In our view, they are terrific!

About Our Guests

Nancy Murphy is Chief Executive Officer of CSR Communications. She is an entrepreneur, former intrapreneur, trainer, speaker, advisor, and mentor helping mission-driven organizations and socially conscious businesses achieve their next big initiative to rapidly expand their impact.

“I founded CSR Communications to help organizations move beyond grand gestures and bold statements, to organizational change that sticks,” Nancy says. “I’ve spent my career saying what others are afraid to – and learning to say it in ways that others will listen. From challenging stereotypes of girls in my Catholic school more than 30 years ago, to my first job after college convincing nonprofits to engage youth volunteers, or my role as board chair of a global nonprofit transforming the way we do international development, I’ve experienced the challenges of leading big change within established organizations. I’ve learned lots of lessons, developed techniques that work — and I’m willing to share them with others. I’ve worked with global nonprofits, foundations, Fortune 100 companies, local governments, and federal agencies.”

2022-08-04T12:46:09-04:00August 4, 2022|
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