Mini-tools – ORCHANGO

Change makers: we got to feed the beaver, he?

Edmond Mellina — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 15:14:24 +0000

NimbleVlog Season 05 Episode 04 — ORCHANGO’s president & co-founder Edmond Mellina uses a beaver analogy to highlight an important call to action for change-makers… Reading time: about 2 minutes When teaching Nimble Change Leadership™ [or Change Agility for Staff Members], I often use a beaver analogy. Of course, it works very well with Canadians. After all, the beaver is our…

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Today’s change-makers need stethoscope-like tools

Edmond Mellina — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 15:22:44 +0000

NimbleVlog Season 05 Episode 03 — ORCHANGO’s president & co-founder Edmond Mellina highlights three nimble characteristics of the traditional stethoscope. In today’s BANI world, change-makers need tools that have the same characteristics… Reading time: less than 2 minutes Do you know when the stethoscope was invented? 1816. That’s a very, very long time ago! Yet, to these days…

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Classic Change Management vs. Nimble Change Leadership™

Edmond Mellina — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 15:19:15 +0000

NimbleVlog Season 05 Episode 02 — ORCHANGO’s president & co-founder Edmond Mellina contrasts Classic Change Management with what he calls Nimble Change Leadership™… Reading time: less than 2 minutes I always contrast Classic Change Management with what I call Nimble Change Leadership™. As I explained in the previous episode, organizations across sectors are moving away from…

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Thanks BANI – you’ve made the case for change agility!

Edmond Mellina — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 17:52:58 +0000

NimbleVlog Season 05 Episode 01 — ORCHANGO’s president & co-founder Edmond Mellina discusses the evolution of our world – from VUCA to BANI. If classic change management was still useful in the VUCA era, BANI calls for change agility and what we call Nimble Change Leadership™… Reading time: less than 2 minutes For about 10 years, I’ve been saying to corporate leaders: it’s time to…

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Six Change Personas™ keynote at AAGEF Ontario

Editor — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 19:12:39 +0000

On September 24, ORCHANGO’s president & co-founder Edmond Mellina will deliver one of his keynotes at the monthly gathering of the Association des Alumni des Grandes Écoles Françaises (AAGEF). AAGEF Ontario is the association for Elite French Graduate Schools Alumni working and living in Ontario. Keynote title: THE SIX CHANGE PERSONAS™ – Multiplying our resilience and impact as…

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Keynote for DeGroote’s EMBA in Digital Transformation

Editor — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 23:35:34 +0000

On September 17, ORCHANGO’s president & co-founder Edmond Mellina will return to the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University to deliver a keynote to the graduating cohort of the Executive MBA in Digital Transformation. Keynote title: LIGHT-SIDE POLITICS™ − How to use internal politics ethically when leading change ℹ️ More info about this keynote Edmond has been a…

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Co-presenting at Future of Work Canada

Editor — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 19:14:31 +0000

This year’s Future of Work Canada conference will be held in Toronto on April 01-02. Tamara ElSahyouni, Chair of the conference’s Future Talent track, asked ORCHANGO President & Co-founder Edmond Mellina to co-present a session with her. Tamara is the founder of Talent Engagement Consulting. She is a seasoned talent strategist. Edmond is internationally respected for his expertise in nimble…

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Speaking – I4PL National Webinar

Editor — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 22:00:56 +0000

The Institute for Performance & Learning (I4PL) has once again invited ORCHANGO’s president & co-founder Edmond Mellina to present. This time, it will be for the association’s National Webinar Series. Edmond has spoken regularly at I4PL events over the years – most recently: Details below and registration via I4PL’s website. Organizations struggle with the new nature…

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Infographic – Team intervention

Editor — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 15:19:30 +0000

How do you transform the dynamics of a team (leadership or otherwise) from dysfunctional to effective? At ORCHANGO, we use the six tailored steps captured on this infographic. Find out what Leandra Wells – VP General Medicines, GSK Canada – had to say 1.5-year later about the lasting value of our approach. Leandra is now Country General Manager at Galderma Canada, and still a client of…

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Infographic: 5 mindset shifts for nimble change leadership

Editor — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 15:46:51 +0000

When talking with C-suite executives and other transformation leaders about leading through change in the new normal, we regularly point to the five mindset shifts captured in this infographic. They are absolutely critical to switching from sluggish change management (think Prosci and its antiquated ADKAR model) to nimble change leadership™ (our specialty and unique expertise) – and therefore…

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