What Change Management REALLY Means: Monica Calinescu

Welcome to the Everyday Agile Podcast.Monica Calinescu is this week's guest. Monica is an award-winning change manager with expertise in leading organisational change programs, driving culture change, and shaping people strategies, including equity, diversity, and inclusion (ED&I) initiatives. Her passion lies in empowering leaders to lead change effectively and inclusively, equipping them with the skills to create equitable workplaces where everyone can thrive.▶︎ Monica's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/monicagabrielacalinescu/00:00 Introduction to Monica00:49 Exploring a LinkedIn Post04:32 The Importance of Empathy in Leadership08:44 Monica's Career Journey16:27 Understanding the Role of a Change Manager21:36 Daily Life of a Change Manager24:08 Favourite Workshops and Exercises26:18 Shaping People Strategy for 202626:40 Creating a Psychologically Safe Workplace27:05 Debating Psychological Safety28:40 The Importance of Psychological Safety31:11 Complexities of Psychological Safety35:06 Ingredients for Organisational Change37:32 Thoughts on Agile40:15 LinkedIn and Personal Branding44:57 Podcasting and Mental Health47:09 Final Thoughts and PlugsThe Everyday Agile Podcast brings you interviews with Agile, Product, business and tech folk that will leave you with actionable and relevant advice. ▶︎ Listen to the podcast on:https://open.spotify.com/show/0NGKLeWxDzmQyjzh6jKjO8?si=5Vb_M9KbRM26rWwAvEE5Xg▶︎ About Everyday Agile We might be little, but we’ve got great, big ideas – and lots of them.Transformative ideas that can make a massive difference to your business, your team and how things run. Revolutionary ideas that give our clients the tools they need to nail the basics, create problem-solving products and smash strategy out of the park. Metamorphic ideas that – okay, you get the point.