corporate transformation – ORCHANGO

Light-side Politics™ keynote for AAGEF

Editor — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:07:10 +0000

On September 30, ORCHANGO’s president & co-founder Edmond Mellina will deliver one of his keynotes at the monthly gathering in Toronto (Ontario, Canada) of the Association des Alumni des Grandes Écoles Françaises (AAGEF). “Grandes Écoles” are the French equivalent of the Ivy League schools. Keynote title: LIGHT-SIDE POLITICS™ − How to use internal politics ethically when leading change…

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Special session for DeGroote’s EMBA in Digital Transformation this year!

Editor — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:23:16 +0000

On September 23, ORCHANGO’s president & co-founder Edmond Mellina will return to the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University as a guest speaker for the graduating cohort of the Executive MBA in Digital Transformation. Edmond has been a guest lecturer for this trailblazing EMBA program since 2017, the year after its launch. DeGroote consistently invites him to speak during the final…

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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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Speaking at I4PL Toronto

Editor — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 23:48:16 +0000

After seeing ORCHANGO’s president & co-founder Edmond Mellina speak at the annual conference of the Institute for Performance & Learning (I4PL), the local Toronto chapter reached out for a follow-up session. On Feb-25, Edmond will be highlighting for the audience of Learning & Development (L&D) professionals a unique opportunity for the L&D function: reinventing change management for today’s…

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Webinar: Change Leadership – From Sluggish to Nimble

Editor — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 19:05:08 +0000

The International Trade Council (ITC) has once again invited ORCHANGO’s president & co-founder Edmond Mellina to present as part of its popular webinar series (Edmond’s previous webinar with ITC was about Nimble Decision-Making with the D.A.I. Model). The webinar will be held on March 26, 2024 at 1:00pm Eastern Standard Time. The discussion will be based on Edmond’s 30+ years experience…

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Co-presentation with Baxter Canada at i4PL

Edmond Mellina — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 23:09:58 +0000

🎤 ORCHANGO’s president & co-founder Edmond Mellina will co-present with client Jamil Datoo at the Institute for Performance & Learning (i4PL)’s National Conference 2023. The event will be held in Toronto on Nov 02-03. This year, the conference theme will be “Rekindling the Era of Agility“. The presentation will be featured in the learning track “Reigniting Leadership“.

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Webinar with International Trade Council

Edmond Mellina — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 15:56:29 +0000

🎤 The International Trade Council (ITC) has invited ORCHANGO’s president & co-founder Edmond Mellina to present as part of its popular webinar series. The webinar will be held on September 19, 2023 at 1:00pm Eastern Standard Time. Overview below ⬇️ and registration via ITC’s website. In the new normal, being sluggish versus nimble in decision-making is a sure way to…

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