Most change initiatives fail because they focus solely on technical aspects like planning, roles, and measures, while neglecting the human element – particularly the need for people to understand why changes are happening and to feel heard throughout the process.

Jeffrey Wetherhold is a behavioral scientist who’s built his career around organisational change management. He transitioned from behavioural science to community health, and now runs his own change management consultancy.

This conversation will help you

• Better understand why traditional technical change management approaches often fail
• Recognise and address the most fundamental barrier to organisational change
• Move beyond labels like "resistant" or "averse" and focus on different perspectives

Episode highlights

• [00:07:46] Understanding change management
• [00:11:21] When change feels weaponised
• [00:13:04] Overcoming resistance to change
• [00:15:05] Mmotivational interviewing.
• [00:17:47] Where to begin having the change conversation
• [00:23:12] Caught in the middle
• [00:27:01] The hierarchy of needs
• [00:30:30] What you can do today
• [00:32:44] Jeff's media recommendations
• [00:34:23] Takeaways from Dan and Pia

Links

• Connect with Jeff via LinkedIn
• How Minds Change: The New Science of Belief, Opinion and Persuasion, by David McRaney
• Build Something Better – The Raw Signal Group newsletter
• Track and improve your team performance with Squadify
• Leave us a voice note

Spiritual intelligence in leadership goes far beyond simply posting mission statements on walls - it's about cultivating fundamental qualities like purpose, gratitude, humility and presence that create genuinely harmonious and productive workplaces.

Research shows that leaders who embrace these qualities build teams with higher morale, greater commitment, and even better financial results.

Yosi Amram is an expert in spiritual intelligent leadership and a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur, leaving that role to become a clinical psychologist. His research on spiritual intelligence has been cited over a thousand times, proving that spiritual intelligence gets results.

Three reasons to listen

• Discover the 22 key qualities that contribute to better leadership and organisational outcomes
• Understand practical ways to reduce workplace toxicity and politics
• Explore how qualities like gratitude and humility can transform team dynamics and create more harmonious work environments

Episode highlights

• [00:11:25] Spiritual intelligence
• [00:21:13] Separation of church and state
• [00:24:34] Separating from the ego
• [00:29:48] Internal family systems
• [00:31:32] Overidentifying with the job
• [00:33:51] Where to start
• [00:37:54] Yosi's media recommendation
• [00:39:06] Takeaways from Pia and Dan

Links

• Spiritually Intelligent Leadership – Yosi‘s book
• No Bad Parts, by Richard Schwartz
• Take the Spiritual Intelligence assessment
• Track and improve your team performance with Squadify
• Atomic Habits, by James Clear
• Leave us a voice note

Effective leadership remains fundamentally the same regardless of location. It's the context that changes, not the core principles. The key is to think “leadership first, location second".

While the physical setting may vary, the essential aspects of human behaviour, interaction, and needs remain constant, making it crucial for leaders to maintain their foundational leadership skills while adapting to new working environments.

Kevin Eikenberry is an author, business owner, speaker, and podcaster. He co-wrote The Long Distance Leader and runs the Remote Leadership Institute. He’s been leading remote teams for about 15 years and specialises in remote and hybrid leadership training.

Three reasons to listen

• Learn principles that remain relevant even as workplace dynamics continue evolving
• Understand why many leaders push for return-to-office, through a compassionate lens
• Discover how the pandemic transformed leadership practices, particularly in developing greater empathy and attention to individual team member circumstances

Episode highlights

• [00:07:59] Writing The Long Distance Leader
• [00:13:21] Why many leaders prefer to bring people back to the office
• [00:18:05] Recapturing the magic
• [00:21:57] The shifting social views of work in history
• [00:24:35] Mindset and skillset for remote leadership
• [00:27:34] The problem with "busy"
• [00:30:49] Intention without action
• [00:32:04] Flexible Leadership
• [00:34:37] Kevin's media recommendations
• [00:35:50] Takeaways from Pia and Dan

Links

• The Long-Distance Leader: Rules for Remarkable Remote and Hybrid Leadership, by Kevin Eikenberry and Wayne Turmel
• Building Confidence in Yourself & Others – Kevin’s free masterclass for podcast listeners
• The Remarkable Leadership Podcast
• Connect with Kevin via LinkedIn
• Books by Og Mandino
• Track and improve your team performance with Squadify
• Leave us a voice note