"If you're not leading change, what are you leading?"

In this week’s episode, Aric Wood, Tigerhall's Chief Strategy Officer, challenges us to move beyond change management to embrace change leadership as a C-suite imperative.

With the average employee now facing 17-18 significant changes annually (compared to just 1-2 a decade ago), organizations that delegate transformation to siloed teams are setting themselves up for failure. The data is clear: when CEOs lead from the front, transformations are three times more likely to succeed.

Aric shares why most transformations fail, how the rise of Chief Transformation Officers is reshaping leadership dynamics, and why renovating your house is the perfect metaphor for organizational change. He offers practical advice for both C-suite executives looking to make change a competitive advantage and change leaders struggling to secure greater executive involvement.

Whether you're navigating AI-driven disruption or implementing a new strategy, this conversation provides a blueprint for turning change leadership into your organization's secret weapon.

• 00:00 - Introduction: Moving beyond change management to change leadership

• 00:55 - Why change leadership capability will be a critical competitive differentiator

• 02:15 - The exponential increase in change impact: from 1-2 changes annually to 17-18

• 03:30 - How AI is accelerating the pace of change beyond Moore's Law

• 05:00 - Why 70% of change initiatives fail despite significant investment

• 06:10 - The renovation metaphor: Why change requires executive presence and involvement

• 09:05 - The data behind CEO-led transformation: 3x more likely to achieve objectives

• 10:35 - The rise of Chief Transformation Officers: A positive trend or delegation?

• 12:20 - Defining the CEO's role in transformation vs. the Chief Transformation Officer

• 14:15 - Why CEOs often underestimate their influence in driving change

• 15:30 - The business case for C-suite involvement: Risk reduction and opportunity creation

• 17:10 - How visible leadership creates a "snowball effect" of change adoption

• 18:35 - Making change leadership a competitive advantage in an accelerating world

• 19:25 - Advice for change leaders struggling with disengaged executives

• 21:05 - Three key recommendations for C-suite executives leading transformation
  
  

Connect with:

⁠⁠⁠⁠Nellie Wartoft⁠⁠⁠⁠

CEO of ⁠⁠⁠⁠Tigerhall⁠⁠⁠⁠, Chair of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Executive Council for Leading Change (ECLC)⁠⁠⁠⁠

nellie@tigerhall.com