The three best things I’ve read about change recently
What’s been insightful for you recently?
I’m learning a lot talking to my fabulous guests on the pod, and I hope you are too.
I’m also keeping my eye out for “the good stuff” about change that’s being shared elsewhere.
Here are three articles that I thought were astute.
If you’ve come across something you’ve found helpful in the last little while (an article, a book, a pod, something else), will you hit reply and let me know?
Speed
Faced with the pressure of “getting on with it” when tackling change, it’s likely we’re moving too fast with too little information. I thought this was a powerful article about what happens when you take a moment (or two) to study a system.
https://www.henrikkarlsson.xyz/p/problem-solving
Culture
“Culture eats strategy for breakfast,” said Charles Handy never. But still … I bet you and me both think hard and long about what it takes to change and influence culture. I thought this was a helpful HBR article about what it *really* takes. It’s about structure and it’s about power, you know, the tricky stuff.
https://hbr.org/2025/08/to-change-company-culture-focus-on-systems-not-communication
Manifesto
Does your change team have a manifesto? Mine doesn’t either. But I thought this one was both useful and inspiring. It might be helpful for you, too.
https://thedolectures.com/manifestos/manifesto-of-a-doer
