Ep. #139: The Human Side of Change

People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care


— Theodore Roosevelt

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Are you struggling to effectively manage change?  Podcast co-host Traci Warnberg-Lemm and Sarah Horst, Change Effectiveness Partner at Hennepin Healthcare shared their thoughts during the 2022 Minnesota Department of Health Learning Days Conference. They discuss the human side of change and how it has impacted our work and personal lives during COVID. Listen as Traci and Sarah share observations, lessons learned, funny stories and suggestions for managing change as individuals, teams, and organizations. 

In this episode you will:

  • Learn more about the role of leaders in managing change

  • Hear about change  patterns and the ‘arc of change’ from the William Bridges Transition Model

  • Revisit time-tested change management resources and receive tips for applying them 

  • Understand how change can depend on the quality of the relationships we have 

  • Hear about the importance of leaders paying attention to loss, endings and letting go prior to implementing change 

  • Understand some ways to manage the messiness of change and why focusing on everyday improvement helps

  • Revisit the importance of leaders being humble and open


In this episode we referenced:

Social Motion 

William Bridges Transition Model