When did transformation become “big change”? I’m not sure whether it was change managers trying to make their resumé look good or whether there was something else at play. Regardless, let us be very clear … transformation is SO much more than big change. Consider these definitions: Change – to make something different Transformation – to change something completely – changing … Read More

We are very much across the concept of change. In fact, as we move through the year, you will see that we are all about change and transformation. We even have a brand new concept to introduce … but more about that later in the year. Right now, though, we need to make a clear distinction between change management and … Read More

I am indebted to my new-found friend, Brad Clark from Cincinnati (Ohio, USA), for drawing my attention to something that was sitting right in front of my nose. We don’t need comms full of corporate jargon and spin. We need story tellers. Yes, story tellers. In some of the posts that I publish in 2026, I will detail the difference between … Read More

That’s us done and dusted for 2025. What a year it has been … But nowhere near as big as 2026 will be. We hope that you have a safe and happy festive season with those you love the most. We’ll be back on deck (the halls) on Monday 5 January 2026, coinciding with the first of our 2026 posts, … Read More

We know that you have had a big 2025 but, here at Untypical, we are getting ourselves ready for an even bigger 2026 as we launch into our Change Change program. We’ve been posting here and there during the latter part of 2025 but in 2026, we are ready to make a difference. We have a few plans for the … Read More

Change and transformation are difficult at the best of times but what happens when it all goes wrong? We have seen it before. We have experienced it ourselves. The best intentions at the start. Everyone saying that they believe in the shared vision. Senior leaders lining up to endorse the program of work and to sign off on the proposed … Read More

We might be straying a little from the Change Change theme but, there again, maybe not. It’s a fair question – what does awesome look like? Are we too eager to declare something as awesome when, in fact, it’s just good. Are we so used to dealing with the mediocre, that, when a colleague or a team deliver something well, … Read More

Isaac Newton is arguably one of the most influential people in history and certainly one of the greatest mathematician and physicists of all time. Born in 1643, I suspect that he never expected to find his theories referred to in a business context almost 400 years later, but here we are. He developed three laws of motion which most people … Read More

If you don’t think that transformation is hard, one of two things is almost certainly true. You are not doing it properly You are not doing transformation, you are doing a big change For too long, people have been talking about transformation as just another word for “big change”. But, remember our defintions: Change – making something different Transformation – … Read More

Change can be pretty simple, you know. In some cases, change happens without any intervention and without any great impact on those affected. On the other hand, change can be complex – but does it have to be? We think that change leadership (deliberate choice of word – we don’t like Change Management as a concept) only really involves four … Read More

Welcome, indeed! A couple of colleagues were sitting in a bar … it sounds like the start of a joke, doesn’t it. They got chatting about the project they were working on and how pedestrian the change activities had become. Their client was a traditional kind of business – risk averse, run by senior leaders who were late in their … Read More