Change Signal: Modern Change Management that Works

By Michael Bungay Stanier

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Change management is harder than ever. Organizations face more complexity, more uncertainty, and more pressure to deliver successful change than at any point in recent memory. Most leaders respond by pushing harder. Others search for the latest model, framework, or methodology and hope the tool will solve the problem. Neither guarantees change adoption. Successful change happens when people are ready, stakeholders are engaged, leaders show up effectively, and change approaches fit the reality of the work. That's what Change Signal explores. Michael Bungay Stanier, author of The Coaching Habit and a student of organizational change for more than thirty years, talks with leading thinkers, experienced practitioners, and senior leaders to uncover what works, what doesn't, and what modern change management looks like in practice. Each episode explores the challenges behind leading successful change, building change readiness, strengthening stakeholder engagement, improving change adoption, applying change frameworks, refining change methodology, and measuring change effectiveness. Whether you're leading a change project, supporting organizational change, or helping teams navigate uncertainty, you'll find practical ideas, tested approaches, and evidence-based insights you can put to work immediately. The goal is simple: help change practitioners and change leaders make change more successful, more sustainable, and less overwhelming. New episodes regularly. Join the conversation at TheChangeSignal.com. Popular Episode Topics Include: Change Management, Modern Change Management, Leading Change, Change Adoption, Adoption Strategy, Change Readiness, Organizational Readiness, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Buy-In, Executive Sponsorship, Change Methodology, Change Frameworks, Change Management Frameworks, Change Leadership, Change Measurement, Measuring Change Success, Change Effectiveness, Change Projects, Change Planning, Change Outcomes

Episode Date
How to Make Change Real | Roger Martin | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Jun 17, 2026
Designing Behavior Change That Sticks | BJ Fogg | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Jun 10, 2026
Power Mapping for Change Practitioners & Leaders | Tiziana Casciaro | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Jun 03, 2026
Conversations: The Atomic Unit of Change | Daniel Stillman | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
May 27, 2026
Map Your Culture’s Hidden System | Siobhán McHale | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
May 20, 2026
How Your Origin Story Runs Your Change Program | Ron Carucci | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
May 13, 2026
How to Start a Change Initiative | Bryan Walker | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
May 06, 2026
Just How Dead is Change Management? | Caroline Kealey | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Apr 29, 2026
The OG of Scenario Planning for Change Management | Jeremy Bentham | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Apr 22, 2026
Kübler-Ross was Wrong About Change! | Jacqueline Kappers | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Apr 17, 2026
AI Won’t Fix Your Change Problem. (Sorry.) | Andrew Kilshaw | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Apr 15, 2026
Let’s Netflix and Change | Jessica Neal | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Apr 08, 2026
Stop Writing Boring Change Management Messaging | Donald Miller | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Apr 01, 2026
Where Should You Intervene for Change Impact? | Dr. Leyla Acaroglu | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Mar 25, 2026
Does Caring Less Help You Lead Change Better? | Michael Bungay Stanier | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Mar 18, 2026
How to Find the Next Wise Move for Leading Change | David Lancefield | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Mar 13, 2026
Be A “Discovery-Driven” Change Leader | Rita McGrath | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Mar 11, 2026
The Four (Change) Leadership Paradoxes | Michael Bungay Stanier | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Mar 04, 2026
The Environment Is Running the Behaviour Change Show | Kristen Berman | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Feb 25, 2026
What Really Moves/Changes a System? | Helen Bevan | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Feb 18, 2026
Hard Questions About Change (With Answers) | Michael Bungay Stanier | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Feb 13, 2026
How to Be Unafraid of Data When Leading Change | Neil Hoyne | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Feb 11, 2026
How an Engineer Would Map Your Org | Emily Moore | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Feb 04, 2026
The OARS of Real Change Engagement | John Anthony | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Jan 28, 2026
My Three Most Powerful Insights about Modern Change Mastery | Michael Bungay Stanier | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Jan 23, 2026
Change Lessons from Jugaad Innovation | Simone Ahuja | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Jan 21, 2026
How to Clear Your "Head Trash" and Lead Change | Charlie Gilkey | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Jan 14, 2026
Friction. Good or Bad in Change? | Robert Sutton | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Jan 07, 2026
No to Change Strategy & Yes to Small Bets | Charles Conn | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Dec 31, 2025
What “Trust State” Are You In? | Rachel Botsman | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Dec 24, 2025
Are You Measuring What Matters in Change? | Dr. Ryan Brown | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Dec 17, 2025
The Obvious/Elusive Idea That Transforms Change Stakeholder Engagement | Misha Glouberman | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Dec 12, 2025
What Project Management Must Be Today in Modern Change Management | Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Dec 10, 2025
Change Influencing IS Change Leadership | Vanessa Bohns | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Dec 03, 2025
Why You Build Belonging Before Belief | Hahrie Han | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Nov 26, 2025
Campfires Not Stadiums ... Building Belonging in Change | Charles Vogl | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Nov 19, 2025
Common Mistakes in Leading Transformational Change | Linda Ackerman | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Nov 14, 2025
Are You in Denial About the Cost of Change Management? | Paulo Pisano | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Nov 12, 2025
A Fresh Take on Courage for Change | Dave Ulrich | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Nov 05, 2025
Are You Your Own Saboteur When Leading Change? | Kirstin Ferguson | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Oct 29, 2025
The Hidden Politics of Change Leadership | Dan Pontefract | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Oct 22, 2025
Is Your Exec Team BORED of change? Probably | Kate Lye | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Oct 17, 2025
Does Insubordination Help or Hinder Change? | Todd Kashdan | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Oct 15, 2025
The Hidden Rituals of Change | Michael Norton | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Oct 08, 2025
The Four Change Friction Traps | Loran Nordgren | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Oct 01, 2025
Power Literacy for Change Practitioners & Leaders | Larissa Conte | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Sep 24, 2025
How to 3x Training Results | Chris Taylor | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Sep 19, 2025
Why Curiosity Drives Change Capacity | Scott D. Anthony | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Sep 17, 2025
How to Plan for Resistance to Change | Lisa Reynolds | | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Sep 10, 2025
Training's Biggest Blind Spot Revealed | Julie Dirksen | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Sep 03, 2025
Your Brain on Change | Prof Dan Cable | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Aug 27, 2025
Three Paths Through Change Failure | A CEO, a Counsellor & a Consultant | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Aug 20, 2025
Should You Lie About Change? | Michael Bungay Stanier | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Aug 15, 2025
Are Your Meetings Killing Change Readiness & Stakeholder Engagement? | Keith McCandless | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Aug 13, 2025
Why Stories Matter More for Change Readiness | Jennifer Garvey Berger | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Aug 06, 2025
Can You (Should You?) Change Yesterday's People? | Mark Surman, Mozilla | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Jul 30, 2025
Is Your Organization Change Allergic? | Anne Gotte | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Jul 23, 2025
Forget Change. Just Start with the Gnarliest Problem | Rodney Evans | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Jul 16, 2025
The Imperfection Advantage in Change Leadership | Charles Conn | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Jul 09, 2025
Change Readiness is Hard When You're Melting Down | Molly Graham | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Jul 02, 2025
Find The Real Constraint to Drive Change Adoption | Dan Heath | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Jun 25, 2025
The Easiest Change Strategy | Roy Baumeister | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Jun 18, 2025
Shatterproof - Building Change Resilience | Dr. Tasha Eurich | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Jun 18, 2025
The Three Voices Sabotaging Change Leadership & Change Adoption | Otto Scharmer | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Jun 11, 2025
Trust: Your Change Leader Superpower? | Rachel Botsman | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Jun 04, 2025
Are You a Change Drama Queen? | Michael Bungay Stanier | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
May 28, 2025
You Have to Work with the Resistance | Adam Kahane | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
May 21, 2025
Can Feelings Fast-Track Change Adoption? | Cassandra Worthy | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
May 14, 2025
Change Leadership - What Are Your Top Three Decisions? | David Lancefield | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
May 07, 2025
Your Change Team Needs More Conflict, Not Less | Liane Davey | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Apr 30, 2025
Stop Planning & Start Prototyping Change | John Zeratsky | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Apr 23, 2025
Are You Blinded by the “Change Obvious”? | Dr Jason Fox | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Apr 16, 2025
You’re Over-Flexing This Change Muscle | Dan Heath | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Apr 09, 2025
Ignore The Change Cynics, Win The Change Skeptics | Cassandra Worthy | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Apr 02, 2025
An MBS change tool: Audit what works (and what doesn’t) | Michael Bungay Stanier | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Mar 26, 2025
The Very First Thing to Do When You're Leading Change | Caroline Webb | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Mar 19, 2025
Your Brain's Dangerous Change Blind Spot | Leidy Klotz | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Mar 12, 2025
Why Leaders Keep Making Change Harder | Margaret Heffernan | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Feb 26, 2025
The High School Secret to Modern Change Management | Katy Milkman | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Feb 12, 2025
You don’t need 99% of change management models | Pim de Morree | Modern Change Management & Leading Change
Feb 12, 2025
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Jan 28, 2025