Leading Organizational Change in Chaotic Times

A Practical Guide for GetTING Back to the Fundamentals of Change

We are rushing change. Or we are absorbing it.

New mandates. New technology. New expectations. We pivot, react, implement, announce — and move on.

But rarely do we ask:

  • What actually drives change?

  • Why do people resist it?

  • Why do good initiatives fail?

  • Why do some teams ride the wave while others fracture?

Our Leading Organizational Change in Chaotic Times booklet is an invitation to take a beat.

This booklet is not about accelerating disruption. It is about returning to the science, the psychology, and the human foundation of change.

Because if we don’t understand change at its core, we will either rush it poorly — or be overwhelmed by it entirely.

Why This Book Exists

Most leaders today are caught in one of two traps:

  1. We rush change.
    We push initiatives without understanding readiness, emotion, or resistance.

  2. We absorb change.
    We react to external forces and try to stabilize after the fact.

Neither approach builds durable transformation.

This booklet brings us back to fundamentals:

  • The neuroscience of change

  • The psychology of loss

  • The human patterns behind resistance

  • The structure required to implement change successfully

It slows the conversation down so leaders can move forward wisely.

What You Will Learn

If you want to get inside the head of people — this is your guide.

Inside, you will learn:

  • Why change always begins with loss

  • How the Kübler-Ross change curve shows up in organizations

  • What the “change bell curve” is and why 70% of initiatives fail

  • What truly motivates people to start — or stop — change

  • The difference between Conservers, Pragmatists, and Originators

  • How to reduce resistance without lowering standards

  • Why to avoid “The Toxic Few” during change initiatives

  • How to rally your “Change Champions” and “Bystanders”

  • What the Change Formula is and how to apply it

  • How to build Change Intelligence (CQ) into your culture

What’s Covered in the Booklet

Part One: The People Side of Change

Before we implement anything, we must understand people.

  • The emotional and neurological roots of change

  • Why status quo feels safe

  • The three change personalities and how they collide (or work together)

  • The stages of shock, denial, frustration, experimentation, decision, and integration

  • How leaders can stabilize teams in the messy middle

Because if you don’t understand the human response to change, you will misinterpret resistance — and mismanage momentum.

Part Two: Leading Change Within Your Team

Once we understand people, we return to structure.

  • Why 70% of change efforts fail

  • The Change Formula

  • Champions, bystanders, and the “toxic few”

  • Creating a compelling case for change

  • The 5 Ps of vision

  • Residual resistance and protectionism

  • Making change stick

  • Adapting your organization’s culture to be Change Intelligent (CQ)

This section helps you move from awareness to disciplined implementation.

Why This Is Essential Right Now

We are living in sustained volatility.

Organizations are tired. Communities are stretched. Leaders are expected to deliver clarity before certainty exists.

In this environment, speed alone is not the answer.

We must return to fundamentals:

  • Understand loss before demanding adoption

  • Understand motivation before announcing mandates

  • Understand human wiring before labeling resistance

  • Understand structure before pushing execution

The leaders who succeed in this decade will not be the fastest. They will be the most grounded and responsive to change.

Download Your Free Copy

If you want to:

  • Get into the head (and hearts) of your people

  • Understand what motivates them to start or stop change

  • Create projects that gain traction

  • Build cultures that adapt without burning out

  • Develop teams that ride the wave of change instead of being crushed by it

Download your free copy of Leading Organizational Change in Chaotic Times today.