Casa de Cambio Episode 01: Culture Change

Episode 01: Culture Change

In this episode of Casa De Cambio your host Natasha discusses the ins and outs of culture transformation with Friska Wirya – specialist in culture change.

What are some of the signs a culture is terrible? Why do executives want to change it? How do you go about changing it? What are some of the pitfalls to avoid? Why is culture so important anyway?

Friska answers all of these questions and more in the debut episode of Casa de Cambio.

Casa de Cambio Episode 39: Women and Power

Episode 01: Culture Change

What helps women flourish in the workplace? What are some examples of gender bias in the workplace? How can women be themselves and have that reflect in their leadership style? What do women at the start of their careers need to know?
Josephine Palermo has a PhD in Organisational Psychology and is the director of Geared for Growth, a culture and change consultancy. She also runs a co working space (called Higher Spaces) and a belly dance studio, as well as hosting her own podcast (Gears Action Growth). She joins Tash for a chat about how women can step into their power at work and more.

Casa de Cambio Episode 21: Men’s Mental Health

Episode 01: Culture Change

When change managers use their power for good, the sky is the limit!

Craig Ball is an ADF veteran, change manager and champion for men’s mental health.

In this episode of Casa de Cambio, Tash and Craig sit down for a virtual chat and talk about why men’s mental health is such a big issue, what steps men can take to improve their mental health and what we can do to help our mates who are struggling. Craig shares how his experience in the army and skills as a change manager put him in the unique position to help other men with their mental health.

3 reasons why the best change managers are never in their office

What’s a drive-by change manager? Someone who just passes by, hits you with a mountain of work to get you “change ready”, recants a string of cookie cutter key messages and – poof! They channel Puff the Magic Dragon and vanish before you can ask any questions. Interactions with this type of manager consist of dumping sessions of to-dos, decisions made and unrealistic deadlines. In short, these change managers spend their time dishing out work rather than offering context, input and support so you can transition yourself (and your team) to the future state.

2 skills you need to future-proof yourself

2 skills you need to future-proof yourself

During my time building the change management capability for a global tech giant, the first question from clients was often, “What do we do about digital?” And rightfully so. With the vast majority of ASX-listed companies reporting digital as a cornerstone of their corporate strategy, and enabler to unlocking hidden value, opting out of digital (whether it be […]

Servant leadership’s role in imparting change

Servant leadership's role in imparting change

The concept of servant leadership befuddles many. The idea that a leader should serve his followers is not only foreign and unconventional, but provokes a stigma that to ‘serve’ is a lowly duty best reserved for fast food outlets and retail employees. I argue servant leadership is an effective means to motivate, influence and transform. The servant leader’s emphasis on other’s well-being bolsters success rates for not only imparting organisational change, but making lasting changes to employee growth both professionally and personally.

Casa de Cambio Episode 22: Agile Change

Episode 01: Culture Change

How do you lead and manage change in agile environments? What can change practitioners and project professionals do to upskill themselves in agile change? How can people operating in the agile space who still have waterfall expectations from their leaders thrive? In this episode of Casa de Cambio, Tash is joined by co founders of […]

Casa de Cambio Episode 10: Communicating Effectively

Episode 01: Culture Change

Remember these? They’re not as obsolete as you think…..

How do we communicate changes effectively? How do we leverage social channels such as Yammer? Is email officially redundant as a method of communication?

In this episode of Casa de Cambio, Natasha sits down with Wendy Grimston, a well known and highly experienced change and communications professional. Wendy gives a lot of great tips and advice on how to deliver communications that are well received and understood by the audience.