Ep 166 - Successful Change Only Happens With Buy-In: How to Lead Through Transformation, with guest Ania Archer

Her Ambitious Career

Are you a leader navigating Change: some technological shift, a merger or acquisition, or a personnel change? If you're feeling like you need some tips and support through this process, this is the ep for you!
My guest today is Ania Archer, an experienced Change Practitioner who has worked in a variety of industries, including financial services, pharmaceuticals, professional services, manufacturing and now banking.
Ania is sharing tips on:

1. How change impacts people, and how to lead effectively through transformation
2. What makes a successful leader during unpredictable times
3. How to look after yourself first, because as the leader, you're still part of the Change
4. Managing emotions such as grief, guilt and fear (uncertainty) as your team moves through Change
5. How to embed Change over the longer term, by constantly coming back to original objectives, and reinforcing benefits, after each phase ends
6. Assume people don't understand to ensure your communication of the Change is always clear
7. How to frame Change positively
8. Personnel change and redundancy (17:00 mins)
9. Leading through Technological change (22:30 mins)
10. What Ania loves MOST about Change! (27:00 mins)
Something Ania said:

"As a leader navigating a changing landscape, it's important to give people in your team space for their thoughts and feelings... so it's about regularly checking in on people. What's motivating them? What's making them unhappy? Particularly with restructures, it's important to be as transparent as possible based on what you do know and being honest about what you can't share yet." (Ania Archer, guest on Her Ambitious Career - the podcast)
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About Ania:

Ania Archer is an experienced Change Practitioner who has worked in a variety of industries, including financial services, pharmaceuticals, professional services, manufacturing and now banking. She spent the first decade of her career in Human Resources, supporting restructures and workplace transformations, before moving into Change Management 5 years ago. Ania has held varied roles in operations, predominantly in the talent acquisition space. In her change roles, she has worked across retail optimisation and the launch of a new digital banking platform.

About Rebecca:

Hi, I’m Rebecca Allen and I’m an expert Career Coach for corporate women, aspiring to senior levels of leadership. I absolutely LOVE coaching and seeing my fabulous clients exceed their own expectations. I’ve worked for over a decade with women from companies including Woolworths, ANZ, J.P. Morgan, PwC, Coca-Cola Amatil, Ministry of Defence and Coles. I live for those phone calls from clients, jumping up and down, telling me they’ve got that promotion, negotiated a seismic pay rise or have moved into a role completely aligned with their mission, values and strengths. I’m a working mum of two wonderful children, adore travel and trying my hand at anything creative. I’d love to connect with you!