Change Chats

Judith Bueving
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Whether you are just getting started in your change management career, navigating the mid-career landscape, transitioning in or out, or are a seasoned change veteran, this podcast is designed for you. In each episode, your host, Judith Bueving, features a guest (cross-generational: Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, Gen Z). Each interview will offer you insightful, refreshing & valuable perspectives based on their unique change management career journeys. I guarantee you will leave each episode with newfound wisdom and practical tips to apply in your own change management career.

  1. Oct 15

    Episode 8: The Future of Change Management & How to Build a Sustainable Change Career with Margo Waldorf

    Summary: In this episode of Change Chats, Judith Bueving speaks with Margot Waldorf, founder of the Change Awards and owner of Altioras about: - Why organizational change management deserves more recognition and how the field is evolving. - Why the Change Awards was created to recognize people and organizations doing transformative, sustainable change work, especially in a field that has often lacked visibility.- The Change Awards' origin story, the growth of the applications from the UK to an international pool. - How change practitioners can build stronger careers by staying curious, visible, and open to continuous learning. - Organizational change management should be understood as part of a larger ecosystem that also includes behavioral science, innovation, and coaching. - Change capability needs to be built into organizations themselves, because every company now operates in a state of continuous change. - Emotional resilience at work, feedback that stings, and the importance of naming feelings instead of suppressing them. - Advice to newer practitioners: work across many projects and clients, ask specific questions, seek out learning opportunities, and be realistic about being “80 percent perfect.” - Advice to new mid-career professionals, look beyond traditional internal change roles and considering adjacent spaces such as member-based organizations, chambers of commerce, and other people-driven environments. - For anyone considering change entrepreneurship, Margot says fear is normal, progress comes from action, and success should be measured against your own path rather than someone else’s. Show notes timestamps: 00:00 — Welcome to Change Chats and introduction to Margo Waldorf00:34 — What the Change Awards are and why Margo founded them03:34 — The first Change Awards event: an unexpectedly full room05:57 — Growing the awards and evolving the event experience07:34 — From UK-focused awards to a global applicant pool09:45 — Running the Change Awards alongside Altioras12:06 — What award applications reveal about the future of organizational change13:18 — Big business pivots, AI, and what change looks like behind the headlines16:12 — Why Margo built her career as an independent consultant20:04 — Different career paths in change management23:25 — Navigating difficult feedback and protecting your emotional wellbeing30:07 — Why emotions belong in the workplace31:14 — Behavioral change and the broader value of change management35:08 — Coaching and innovation as adjacent fields for change practitioners38:51 — Building benchmarks for what good organizational change looks like40:01 — Advice for early-career change practitioners44:37 — The value of working across industries and embracing imperfect expertise46:26 — Mid-career opportunities beyond traditional organizational roles50:27 — Advice for aspiring change entrepreneurs54:10 — Where to connect with Margo and learn more about the Change Awards Resources: Change Awards Margo Waldorf's LinkedIn Altioras Advisory Firm

    Episode 8: The Future of Change Management & How to Build a Sustainable Change Career with Margo Waldorf

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    Innovation at the Heart of Change Management

    During the upcoming Change Chats episode with Margo Waldorf we talked about innovation at the heart of change management. A subject that I haven't heard so much about yet because whilst often we are asked to lead transformations that are innovative in itself are the solutions we bring innovative as well? Are we being part of the innovative conversations? I would love to hear fellow change practitioners' perspective on this! Do you feel you can share ideas, test possibilities, learn from failure, and challenge the way things are done within our own discipline? What are some innovative change management solutions you proposed? Feel free to comment here or DM me on Linkedin: Judith Bueving

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    Change Entrepreneurship: Fear is Normal - Try it Anyway

    Everybody is scared.That’s not a warning. That’s the point.In my upcoming Change Chats episode with Margo Waldorf I asked what advice she’d give to people thinking about stepping into change management entrepreneurship - especially the ones who feel nervous about making the leap.Her answer: "I am scared. Everybody is scared." Now mind you, that Margo unlike 95% of change management professionals started as a change entrepreneur straight out of college and she is still a very successful change management entrepreneur. Being scared is part of the package. What I like you to think about: fear doesn’t mean you’re not ready.It usually means you’re doing something your brain hasn’t learned yet.The first time you step into something new, your mind doesn’t have the path. So of course it feels hard. But once you do it, the connection is there. The path exists. It gets easier to go again. It is a muscle that constantly needs to be trained. And, I deeply, ask you, dear change management professionals, that if you think about change entrepreneurship, whatever that means for you, you start taking that leap ✨.Whether that is posting online about our field once a month or teaching a class, or starting a social media channel. DO IT.Margo Waldorf, I am looking forward to share our full episode soon, thank you for sharing you honest way of thinking about change management entrepreneurship.

  4. Jul 24 ·  Bonus

    Systems Thinking: The Change Manager’s Superpower

    As a change manager, do you look through the one specific lens of your project or program or assignment?Or do you see the organization as a system and the interconnectedness of that particular planned organizational program with your organization's rewards systems, enterprise technology, and, how you contract to clients?I used to see it as the first in my earlier years.Until I was introduced to systems thinking and started to see, really see, the broader context transformation programs are operating in, how it interconnects and can really make or break a change programs. And that is when I saw the influence and impact I can have as a change manager.I challenge you to do the same in your current or next role. I am sure you will find one thing that massively surprises you.

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    Building resilience for constant change

    Is your organization stuck in the past or are you building resilience for constant change? And, do you put a couple of change management interventions in place or do you look how to integrate change capability in your organization through a systematic lense? Most companies today face relentless change, yet many aren’t building the mental agility needed to thrive. Change isn’t a one-and-done event anymore, it’s ongoing. That’s why integrating change management into your core operations isn’t optional, it’s essential. Through embedding adaptability into our operating models and helping employees with adapting a change mindset, we create teams that can pivot with the waves, not drown in them. In my upcoming Change Chats episode with Margo Waldorf we will dive into this. #Leadership #ChangeManagement #OrganizationalChange #Adaptability #BusinessGrowth

  6. Jun 3 ·  Bonus

    What’s Left for Change Managers in an AI World?

    What is left for us? AI can now handle stakeholder mapping, impact assessments and parts of comms strategy (and the list can go on). In my latest Change Chats episode (see full episode 7) with Nissi Ozigbu, we talked about what is left for us as change management professionals. Change managers can be excellent facilitators, connectors, communicators & risk identifiers. That human edge is where we should be investing our time and upskilling. But are you building out or improving that skillset now that AI has taken the other 60% of your responsibilities? What is your 40%? And, what are you doing to develop it? #ChangeManagement #AI #Upskilling #FutureOfWork

    What’s Left for Change Managers in an AI World?

  7. May 7

    Episode 7: Unlocking Influence, Strategic Impact & Personal Branding in Change Management with Nissi Ozigbu

    Episode Summary: In this episode Judith Bueving sits down with Nissi Ozigbu change strategist and influencer extra-ordinaire. They cover topics such as moving from a tactical to a strategic change manager, the role of personal branding and online presence in the field, influencing organizational change and how to ensure you as a change practitioner are involved early into the strategic planning of the transformation programme, and what skills become even more important as a change practitioner in the field of AI. See a more detailed list of topics and timestamps below. Resources & Links: Nissi Ozigbu on LinkedInTheGrowthHut: Personal Branding & Leadership DevelopmentChange Management Institute Trends ReportJudith Bueving on LinkedinTopics & Time Stamps: 00:00 Introduction to Change Management and Nissi Ozigbu 01:27 Transitioning to Change Entrepreneurship 05:00 The Role of Personal Branding in Change Management 08:50 The Need for Strategic Change Management 12:18 Operations Management Experience and Its Impact 16:00 Building Relationships in Change Management 18:48 Advice for New and Experienced Change Practitioners 21:39 Embracing Multigenerational Perspectives in Change Management 23:14 Learning from Career Challenges and Personal Growth 26:43 The Importance of Online Presence for Change Practitioners 33:22 The Evolving Role of Change Managers in the Age of AI 35:10 Practical Steps for Enhancing Your Professional Presence

    Episode 7: Unlocking Influence, Strategic Impact & Personal Branding in Change Management with Nissi Ozigbu

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    Nissi and Judith Discuss the Importance of Sharing Change Management Insights Online

    Public Service Announcement to all Change Practitioners. Get online and share more of what you do, why you do it, and the value you bring. Why is it important? In my upcoming episode featuring Nissi Ozigbu she will dive into the why, airing next week! I can't wait to share it with you.

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Whether you are just getting started in your change management career, navigating the mid-career landscape, transitioning in or out, or are a seasoned change veteran, this podcast is designed for you. In each episode, your host, Judith Bueving, features a guest (cross-generational: Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, Gen Z). Each interview will offer you insightful, refreshing & valuable perspectives based on their unique change management career journeys. I guarantee you will leave each episode with newfound wisdom and practical tips to apply in your own change management career.

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  • Creator
    Judith Bueving
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    26
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Judith Bueving
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    Change Chats