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Example of emotional case: ESA’s latest safety campaign

In an earlier post I talked about the importance of building the emotional case for change – and not just the business case. To illustrate, I used a consumer example: Volkswagen’s Eyes on the road campaign (the video is embedded in that post). I encouraged change leaders to study how others have been able to engage at an emotional level the people who had to change; and I shared some of my favourite stories from the change management literature.

I just came across another great video example, this time by

Change leaders, it’s OK to undermine your authority

May 6, 2015
Edmond Mellina
Mini-tools, Nimble change management, On our minds
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A friend recently sent me a link to a Time.com article with a rather catchy title: “How Not to Be ‘Manterrupted’ in Meetings“. As I was reading it, I thought about the way change leaders propose new ideas; and how it can either help or hinder adoption by others.

A “political nose” à la John Baird is useful in change management

The unexpected resignation of Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird has been front page news here in Canada since yesterday. Baird, who is one of the country’s most recognized (and controversial) public figures, is leaving politics all at once. A quote in this morning’s newspapers got me to think about change management.

Carlos Ghosn’s change leadership insights

Last week I came across this fascinating video interview of Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Renault-Nissan Alliance. He was speaking at a Stanford Graduate School of Business event. With his usual engaging style, Ghosn talks about his experience turning around Nissan and leading the global automobile alliance. He shares some of his insights about change leadership.

I’ve highlighted below the sections of the video that relate more specifically to change management.

Non-profit brand and culture go hand in hand

How brands can walk the talk… Edmond Mellina wrote this article for a special issue of Effective Executive (India) on the non-for-profit sector. To illustrate his points, Edmond drew on our firm’s consulting engagement with a non-profit client respected internationally for its poverty alleviation activities.