E47 - People-Centric Change - Podcast with Jennifer L. Bryan

Welcome to episode 47 of the Inner Game of Change Podcast where I focus on exploring the multi layers of managing and enabling organisational change.Today, my guest is  Jennifer L. Bryan; a TED speaker, Author and the Vice President of the Association of Change Management Professionals UK. With over 20 years of work across various industries and organizations, Jennifer helps clients through taking  a practical approach, combining her coaching expertise with a focus on the behavioral aspects of change. A firm believer that learning and change go hand in hand, Jennifer has developed the ABChange Model; a unique change framework based on established theories of leadership and change. In today's episode, Jennifer and I chat about people centric change; a topic Jennifer is very passionate about and wrote a whole book focusing on that.  I am grateful to have Jennifer chatting with me today.Topics include:What's people-centric change?What some of the perceptions of people about change.Cooking "change" in the kitchenLeadership change empathy as a change enablerExamples of effective sponsorshipChampions network, fine. But implement well. Lead and lag change benefits indicatorsWays to measure people centric change successGenuine intent to engage with employeesJennifer's key takeawaysAnd much more...About Jennifer (In her own words)Jennifer Bryan is a published author, TEDx and global speaker and Managing Director of Change and Leadership, who has worked with nearly 40 different organisations across multiple industries.  She is also a Vice President of the Association of Change Management Professionals UK.  She has a passion for putting people at the heart of the decision making room.  She has developed a holistic approach to change and created a unique leading change framework, the ABChange Model and uses her commercial insight to help lead people in change.  Jennifer is author of Leading People in Change – A practical guide (Feb 2021),  contributing chapter author in Managing Change During Unprecedented Times (Mar 2023), book review on Elemental Change: Making stuff happen when nothing stands still by Neil Usher in Corporate Real Estate Journal vol. 11.1, regular writer of industry journal articles in Workplace Insight Magazine and AshleyKate HR News, peer reviewed articles Successfully Managing Change in the Workplace in Corporate Real Estate Journal vol. 8.1 (Oct 2018), Journey of Leadership in the Workplace in iCroner (Sept 2014) and Lead Behaviour in Coaching at Work (Jul 2012).  Jennifer has been interviewed by multiple industry podcasts and presented at TEDx Scunthorpe, Women in Technology Global Conference, University of Reading Henley Business School of Management Conference and Alumni masterclasses, Association of Change Management Professionals (Global and UK), and Loughborough University, to name a few.  ContactLinkedInSend us Fan MailExecutive Wins PodcastThe Executive Wins Podcast features inspiring Executives who share their biggest wins.Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifyAli Juma @The Inner Game of Change podcastFollow me on LinkedIn