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Episode Description

How many of you feel like change is happening faster than you can keep up with?

If you're nodding your head right now, you're definitely not alone. And if you're not feeling overwhelmed by change, congratulations - you might be the only person on the planet who isn't.

Here's what nobody tells you about leadership: it's not the strategy that kills you, it's the constant change.

McKinsey research indicates that 70% of change initiatives fail—not because the strategy was flawed, but due to human resistance and leader burnout. In this episode, Dr. Kelvin Thomas gives you a framework that actually works in the real world.

What You'll Learn:

✅ The Three Forces That Make Change Feel Impossible - Fear of the unknown (why your brain treats uncertainty as danger), change fatigue (what happens when you pile change on top of change), and confusion from lack of clarity (how people's brains fill gaps with worst-case stories)

✅ The Reframe, Reset, Reinforce Framework - A simple but powerful approach that works WITH human psychology instead of against it. Learn how to change the story people tell themselves, slow down to speed up, and make change stick

✅ Real-World Turnaround Story - How Dr. Kelvin led a failing department from resistance to results using this exact framework, including what worked, what didn't, and why understanding neuroscience made all the difference

✅ The Neuroscience of Change - What's actually happening in people's brains during change, why logic alone doesn't work, and how to help nervous systems regulate so people can actually engage

✅ Spotting Your Change Leadership Gaps - Practical questions to assess where you need to focus: Are you trying to change too much too fast? What story are people telling themselves? How are you reinforcing beyond the initial announcement?

The Science: Your brain treats uncertainty as a danger - that's not a character flaw, it's a matter of neuroscience. When you understand how human minds actually process change, you can design initiatives that work with those tendencies instead of fighting them.

Why This Matters: Most change initiatives don't fail because people are resistant. They fail because leaders don't understand how to work with human psychology. This framework provides a roadmap that respects how people's brains and nervous systems actually function.

Your Challenge: Pick one change you're currently dealing with and apply one element of the framework this week. Reframe the story, create some breathing room, or start reinforcing new behaviors. Small shifts create big results over time.

Perfect for: Leaders navigating organizational change, managers feeling overwhelmed by constant shifts, anyone who's ever thought "not another change initiative," teams experiencing change fatigue.

About the Host: Dr. Kelvin Thomas has led transformations across retail, higher education, and startups. He's seen what works when the pressure is on and people are exhausted. These aren't theories - they're battle-tested frameworks from real-world leadership.

This is Positioned for Success - practical leadership development for real-world challenges.

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Connect with Dr. Kelvin Thomas: Website: positionconsultants.com LinkedIn: Dr-Kelvin-Thomas

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