Change Management has been a “thing” for decades now and, somewhat paradoxically, seems to be performed in much the same way as it was in the 1990s. Not much seems to have changed. It seems that, for some change practitioners, huge effort goes into creating a complex PowerPoint pack that, once signed off, might well be left sitting on the shelf. For others, their “BIA” is a spreadsheet that has lots of cells marked in green, yellow or red, when, in fact, the BIA (Business Impact Assessment) should be an activity where we identify who is impacted and to what degree. Change Management appears to have become a very process-heavy, complicated activity that, in some cases, appears to be more important than the actual change outcomes.

At Untypical, we subscribe to the belief that we lead people and manage things. We don’t think that we should manage change, we believe that we should be leading change. We are also great believers in simple rather than complex, wherever possible.

You might think we are talking semantics but we’re not. There is a better way to lead change and we are determined to be leaders in that pursuit.

We think it is time to Change Change. If you want to know more about changing change, please get in touch – we’d love to have your thoughts.

PS: Look out for the upcoming book – Change Change. It is due for release in early 2026.