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!
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Other keynotes by Edmond Mellina
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