Duration, audience, language
- Duration: from 45 minutes to 3 hours, depending on objectives and time available.
- Format: in-person, live-virtual or hybrid.
- Target audience: anyone impacted by change (associates, leaders, etc.).
- Language: English or French.
We have another version of this keynote for change makers i.e. anyone working on transforming the organization and/or its external environment (leaders, HRPBs, project teams, PMO, change agents, intrapreneurs, innovation specialists, SMEs, strategic planners, business analysts, sales professionals, external liaison specialists, etc.). ➡️ Click here to check it out…
Overview
How do we really respond when change disrupts our world? In this keynote, Edmond introduces the Six Change Personas™ — a powerful framework that reveals our emotional responses to transformation.
As our feelings evolve, we naturally switch personas. Each persona has a good side… and a dark side.
Edmond begins by unpacking each persona: Campaigner, Helper, Skeptic, Wind Watcher, Foot Dragger, and Torpedo. He shares research data to highlight how often we adopt each one.
Next, Edmond guides the audience through a deeper exploration of each persona. Through this collective reflection, participants gain powerful insights that strengthen their resilience and emotional agility.
Participants not only become better at self-management during times of flux — they also develop deeper empathy toward others. Together with the shared framework and vocabulary introduced in the keynote, this deeper empathy elevates the all-critical partnership-for-change™ to the next level.
Bottom line: teams leave better equipped to navigate change — together!
Edmond delivers this keynote with the passion, humour, and engaging style that are his trademarks — leaving participants feeling understood, empowered, and ready to navigate change with confidence.
Key highlights
- Discover the Six Change Personas™ we adopt based on how we feel about the change.
- Know what to do when “wearing” a specific persona, based on what is good vs. more problematic about it.
- Increase your resilience and collaborate more effectively with others during times of change!
Related episode from the #NimbleVlog
Edmond explains why transformation leaders should move away from using broad categories of stakeholders such as: Supporters, Fence Sitters and Opponents. He introduces the ORCHANGO Ladder of Commitment-Resistance™ – a nimble tool that is way more practical; and specifically designed to work with and through the inevitable politics of change…
Other keynotes by Edmond Mellina
For anyone impacted by change
For change makers i.e. anyone working on transforming the organization
- The Six Change Personas™ – Multiplying our resilience and impact as change makers
- The Emotional Case™ – How to build a movement for change like Greta Thunberg
- Light-side Politics™ – How to use internal politics ethically when leading change
- Co-disruptors™ – What it takes to successfully disrupt from within
For sales pros and anyone who has to influence the external environment
For anyone involved in decision-making
For C-Suite executives & corporate directors
- The Nimble Transformation Executive™ – Raising our change leadership game for the new normal
- From Sluggish to Nimble™ – Disrupt change management to win in today’s fast-paced world