How can you be a better role model in times of change?

The topic of role-modelling, especially in times of change, comes up time and time again. It was a recurring theme in the Twist wellbeing and organisational change research too. How can we be better role models when things are uncertain? Here are five ideas that might help.

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Are you remembering to focus on the emotional side of change?

In times of change, we find it relatively straightforward to focus on what we want people to ‘Know’ and ‘Do’ as a result of communicating with them. The ‘Feel’ aspect of it can be more tricky - for leaders, this can feel like the ‘messy’ and unpredictable element. Here are a few ideas that might help.

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Research shows how leaders can better support people's wellbeing in organisation change

Workplace change has always been a constant for organisations but with the addition of a pandemic, probably the most rapid change programme we’ve all experienced, wellbeing shot up the list of priorities for leaders.

To test thinking around this, I set out to answer some basic questions about wellbeing in the context of organisation change. As themes began to emerge, it led to more discussions and ideas that I thought would be useful for others to hear about too. - here are just some of the findings.

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