How did I know how busy life would get when I took on my current contract in November 2021?

It’s been a busy ride — long hours, but plenty of organisational change challenges now under my belt. Having managed the change stream for a significant office relocation, I now have more valuable experience. On top of this, I’m undergoing my final year of psychology training. But enough about me.

How about you? I hope life is treating you well and you are enjoying a happy and productive working life.

Our Human Factors and Change publication is about three change-related topics:

  • Changing others (organisational change management)
  • Changing employee experience (behavioural design)
  • Changing yourself (coaching psychology)

Here are some recent articles on each topic for your reading pleasure.

Changing others

I’m learning from the experience of leading change for relocating nearly 4,000 employees. There were quite a few 13–15 hour days to cover ten go-lives, and plenty of improvising and adapting to overcome various logistical challenges. Not an easy feat.

Building a sustainable organisational change practice is one thing separating junior from senior change professionals. What are the essential ingredients in making a viable change practice in your organisation?

Changing employee experience

Across the world, behavioural science units (often called ‘nudge units’) have been established. These units use clever behavioural design to influence government policy and help solve wicked social problems. Nudges can also apply to shaping the employee experience. We investigate the “why” and lightly dip into the “how” behind workplace nudges.

Here’s an oldie but a goodie: how we “read the room” can help us shape a superior employee experience. This is vital for line managers and change professionals alike.

Changing you

When you strive to create, certain parts of your brain light up. With enough use, networks across your brain strengthen. What parts are they? What kind of creativity do they yield? How do you build your creative muscle? Let’s explore the neuroscience behind creativity.

I’m developing my skills in coaching psychology. A coaching psychologist trains extensively to deal with the “what’s wrong with you” (much like a psychologist working with clinical presentations). Yet they also explore high-performance psychology (the “what’s right what you”).

What else is happening at Human Factors and Change?

We still have our online course in organisational change. My course is of incredible value for new and experienced change professionals alike.

I am also writing my second book — Remarkable Organisational Change Communications.

Please be in touch to let me know what you would like to learn and what challenges you are working on. If you want a sneak peek at my book or want to bounce ideas off me to increase the impact of this emerging book please do! I’m at alsonthemove1601@gmail.com.

Kind regards,

Allan