Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping industries across the globe, and change management is no exception. As organizations integrate AI into their processes, leaders must adapt how they manage transitions. Change Management Speaker Mike Hourigan offers a unique perspective on how AI is influencing this field, helping teams and businesses adjust to the rapid pace of technological evolution. AI and the Acceleration of Change One of the primary ways AI...
As a Change Management Speaker, I can assure you that Change is inevitable in every organization, and with it often comes conflict. Whether it's adjusting to new technologies, leadership shifts, or revamped strategies, conflict can arise as people react to disruption. Mike Hourigan, a renowned Change Management Speaker, emphasizes that conflict management is crucial in making the transition smoother for everyone involved. Understanding the Relationship Between Conflict and Change...
As a Change Management Speaker, I know that change management is an essential skill in today's dynamic workplace, but managing change effectively requires understanding the unique needs and perspectives of different generations. Change Management Speaker Mike Hourigan is an expert in guiding companies through these challenges, offering insights that help businesses successfully navigate organizational changes across multiple generations. From Baby Boomers to Gen Z, each generation responds to change...
In today's dynamic business environment, change is the only constant. Organizations are constantly evolving to adapt to new technologies, shifting market trends, and emerging challenges. However, change management effectively becomes even more complex when you consider the diverse perspectives and preferences of the four generations currently in the workforce. This is where Mike Hourigan, a distinguished change management speaker, steps in to provide invaluable insights and strategies for navigating...
In today's fast-evolving corporate landscape, the concept of the workplace as we know it has undergone a significant transformation. The rise of remote work, accelerated by recent global events, has led to the emergence of the hybrid workplace - a blend of remote work and in-person collaboration. As businesses navigate this new era of work, bridging generational gaps and understanding the diverse needs of employees has become more critical...
Are you struggling to navigate the complexities of change within your organization? Change management is a critical skill for businesses and individuals alike, and one expert who has made it his mission to demystify the process is the renowned change management speaker, Mike Hourigan. With a wealth of experience and a knack for engaging storytelling, Hourigan offers invaluable insights into what can be managed during times of change, and...
What do employees fear the most in this new “hybrid world?” As a change management speaker and change management consultant, I am witness to the deepest fears of those in my audiences. It’s not what you may think. In my role as a change management keynote speaker, I would caution organizations who believe the biggest fear is based on “catching Covid” or having to commute to the office twice...
We all know that learning is cyclable. As a change management speaker, I have observed that most people understand that the best way to teach people is to be willing to learn, however, a lot of people have difficulty putting that into practice. As a result, the cycle of learning is often broken. When an organization is going through a change, it is as important to share perspectives as...
Anger to Change is not a Good Look As a change management speaker and change management consultant, I realize there are no end to theories about how individuals in a company react to change. Jennifer Herrity writing for Indeed.com (September 15, 2021) listed many of these models, all championed by psychologists, management consultants, business schools and the like. However, in speaking to groups on change management, in real time...
Your Change Management Motivational Speaker Mike Hourigan says the following. “The McKinsey consulting group reports data that 70% of all change management efforts fail. A 30% success rate is troubling, particularly when considering the associated costs in the form of loss of competitive position, confidence of the workforce in leadership, and quality improvements and anticipated costs reductions.” It is called change fatigue, it’s a real thing, and no one...
As a hybrid workplace motivational speaker, I would like to encourage you to read the latest Gallup Poll on employee disengagement. The top-line results are disturbing and offer a pessimistic view of the future of work. Speaking to audiences on the dual concepts of hybrid workplaces and blended workplaces, I have noted a serious trend for the past few years. Research has only verified what has been troubling me...
As a negotiation skills speaker with long-term experience in understanding hybrid workplaces, virtual and remote meetings, I must be keenly aware of what I call “the language of organizations.” Recently speaking in-person at a conference on the topic of negotiation skills for hybrid workplaces, an attendee asked me, “Whatever Happened to Bandwidth?” I laughed. In those ancient days of 2019, pre-COVID, supervisors and work teams often told one another...
Whatever Happened to Bandwidth? As a negotiation skills speaker with long-term experience in understanding hybrid workplaces, virtual and remote meetings, I must be keenly aware of what I call “the language of organizations.” Recently speaking in-person at a conference on the topic of negotiation skills for hybrid workplaces, an attendee asked me, “Whatever Happened to Bandwidth?” I laughed. In those ancient days of 2019, pre-COVID, supervisors and work teams...
Change Management Meets the Hybrid Workplace As a motivational speaker on change management and the hybrid workplace, I hate to say, “I-told-you-so,” but I predicted the hybrid workplace well before anyone had heard of COVID-19. In fact, as a hybrid workplace, change management speaker, I remember an HR director at least two years before the lockdown introducing me as America’s Hybrid Workplace Motivational Speaker. There was a lot of...