UNDERCURRENT

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Undercurrent explores the hidden human forces beneath organizational transformation. From leadership and AI adoption to resilience, burnout, silence, identity and culture, the podcast examines what happens beneath the surface when organizations transform faster than people can absorb. Hosted by Mehtap Arslan, each episode explores the emotional, psychological and organizational realities of change and what leadership requires in moments of uncertainty, pressure and reinvention. mehtaparslan.substack.com

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  1. Undercurrent | Episode 3: The Weight Nobody Measures

    6월 8일

    Undercurrent | Episode 3: The Weight Nobody Measures

    Middle managers sit at the point where strategy meets reality. They translate decisions into action. They answer questions before all the answers exist. They manage uncertainty while trying to create confidence for others. Yet during transformation, they are often expected to carry pressure from every direction—with far less support than the role actually demands. In this episode of Undercurrent, we explore why middle managers often become the shock absorbers of organizational transformation, how pressure accumulates in the middle of organizations, and what happens when people begin operating in survival mode. Because perhaps one of the most important questions leaders should ask is not: “Are our managers communicating the change?” But: “Who is supporting the managers?” Undercurrent explores the hidden forces beneath transformation. Hosted by Mehtap Arslan. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mehtaparslan.substack.com

    9분
  2. Neye Aşıksak Ona Dönüşürüz

    6월 5일

    Neye Aşıksak Ona Dönüşürüz

    Bazı insanlar başarılarına aşık olur. Bazıları sevdiklerine. Bazıları hayallerine. Peki ya insan bazen yarasına, çilesine ve kendine anlattığı hikâyeye de aşık olabilir mi? Bu bölümde, son zamanlarda zihnimi meşgul eden bir sorunun peşinden gidiyorum: İnsan neye aşıksa, zamanla ona mı dönüşür? Belki mesele bırakmak değildir. Mesele önce neye tutunduğunu görebilmektir. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mehtaparslan.substack.com

    6분
  3. UNDERCURRENT | Episode 2: Why Training Does Not Create Capability

    5월 26일

    UNDERCURRENT | Episode 2: Why Training Does Not Create Capability

    Organizations often assume that if employees attend the training, they will adopt the new ways of working afterward. But awareness and capability are not the same thing. In this episode of UNDERCURRENT, Mehtap Arslan explores why so many transformation programs create understanding… without creating sustainable behavioral change. Drawing from more than 25 years in HR transformation, leadership, and capability development, this episode explores: • Why information alone rarely changes behavior • Why humans return to old habits under pressure • The psychological gap between learning and confidence • Why capability requires practice, reinforcement, and psychological safety • And why transformation fails when organizations treat learning as an event instead of an identity shift Because real capability is not created when training is delivered. It develops when people feel safe enough to repeatedly operate differently under real conditions. A candid conversation about uncertainty, adaptation, psychological safety, and the human realities underneath organizational change. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mehtaparslan.substack.com

    9분
  4. UNDERCURRENT | Episode 1: Why People Don’t Change Even When They Agree With the Change

    5월 26일

    UNDERCURRENT | Episode 1: Why People Don’t Change Even When They Agree With the Change

    Why People Don’t Change Even When They Agree With the ChangeOrganizations often assume that if people understand the change, they will adopt the change. But in reality, many employees fully understand what leadership is asking them to do… and still struggle to change their behavior. In this first episode of UNDERCURRENT, Mehtap Arslan explores the hidden human dynamics underneath transformation: • Why communication alone rarely creates adoption• Why training does not automatically change habits • Why resistance is often emotional, not logical • And why psychological safety may matter more than messaging Drawing from more than 25 years in HR transformation, organizational change, and leadership, this episode explores the gap between strategic transformation plans and human adaptation. Because transformation is not experienced as strategy. It is experienced as uncertainty. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mehtaparslan.substack.com

    5분
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Undercurrent explores the hidden human forces beneath organizational transformation. From leadership and AI adoption to resilience, burnout, silence, identity and culture, the podcast examines what happens beneath the surface when organizations transform faster than people can absorb. Hosted by Mehtap Arslan, each episode explores the emotional, psychological and organizational realities of change and what leadership requires in moments of uncertainty, pressure and reinvention. mehtaparslan.substack.com

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    Mehtap Arslan
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    2026년
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