Redefine Change Management and Define Your Leadership with Mindy Vail

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Mindy Vail has more than two decades of experience in leadership development, change management, education, and public speaking. Working with emerging leaders to veteran executives, her focus is cultivating a growth mindset and fostering resilience. Her new book, The Mindshift Effect: Where Change Management Is Redefined and Leadership Is Defined (April 16, 2024), provides a wellspring of inspiration for leading meaningful organizational change. Learn more at themindshifteffect.com.

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Segment-- Creating a Supportive Environment for Organizational Change

This segment is about what leaders can do to promote a growth mindset, organization wide that embraces change.

The Big Idea: Today, change management is an integral part of organizational strategy. Yet change in any form or context tends to disrupt our sense of stability and security. Whenever new concepts, methods, or ways of thinking are introduced, they inevitably come up against resistance. Apprehension about the future impedes progress and undermines well-conceived change efforts. Yet leaders who turn a blind eye to these issues erode trust and morale, while triggering defensiveness and opposition.

The So-What: Effective leadership during times of change involves recognizing and empathizing with the responses of others. It requires that leaders acknowledge employees’ struggles, facilitate open communication, and offer support. Adhering to a thoughtful approach throughout any change initiative enables leaders to strengthen their own and their teams’ resilience. In doing so, they promote change not as a disruptor of stability, but as a catalyst for the organization’s necessary growth and evolution.

Key Messages: A seasoned change management consultant, Mindy Vail applies her expertise to address:

· What neurological processes and instinctual responses get in the way of effectively navigating change

· How to support employees who perceive change as a threat to their sense of stability, competence, or identity

· How to embrace change as a natural and necessary part of organizational growth and evolution

· How to promote collaboration and cross-pollination to build agile teams

· How to foster a culture of creativity and experimentation to drive innovation