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  How to Support Change in Your Organization. No organization can afford to stand still. There are always new challenges to meet, and better ways of doing things. However, every change you need to make should be planned and implemented with care, otherwise it could end up doing more harm than good! That's where change management comes in. It's a structured approach that ensures changes are implemented thoroughly and smoothly – and have the desired impact. In this article, we explain how you can enact positive and productive change in your organization using four core principles of successful change management. What Is Change Management? Change management draws on theories from many disciplines, including psychology, behavioral science, engineering, and systems thinking. And there are many different models to choose from. For example,  Lewin's Change Management Model    splits the change process into three key stages known as "unfreeze-change-refreeze," while  Kott

  Here are six ways to create psychological safety to re-engage and reassure today's anxious, disengaged and lonely workforce. Teams can be lonely places. People can feel vulnerable and exposed if they believe their teammates don’t support their ideas or appreciate their work. These interpersonal struggles intensify for remote workers who lack the support of a nodding ally across the table. Amid the increased importance of workplace equality and allyship and the growing loneliness and isolation among virtual teams, it’s never been more critical that leaders create psychological safety among their teams. Workers who feel that they can freely raise concerns, questions and ideas without repercussion are benefiting from psychological safety. Psychological safety pays off in increased creativity, trust and productivity among a  team  and is the single most important quality that determines a team’s success. However, it’s challenging for leaders to create psychological safety, because by