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Human Factor Podcast

Human Factor Podcast Season 1 Episode 013: Season 1 Wrap-Up and Season 2 Preview: The Psychology Behind Transformation Success

Episode 013 Episode 013: Season 1 Wrap-Up and Season 2 Preview The Psychology Behind Transformation Success Hosts: Kevin Novak Duration: 12 minutes Available: December 29, 2025 🎙️Season 1, Episode 13  Episodes are available in both video and audio formats across all major podcast platforms, including Spotify, YouTube, Pandora, Apple Podcasts, and via RSS, among others. Transcript Available Below Episode Overview In this Season 1 finale, we step back and look at the complete arc of what we’ve explored together:…

Kevin Novak
December 30, 2025
Human Factor Podcast

Human Factor Podcast Season 1 Episode 012: The Lies We Tell at Work – Why Workplace Dishonesty Destroys Transformation

Episode 012 Episode 012: The Lies We Tell at Work – Why Workplace Dishonesty Destroys Transformation The Invisible Force Destroying Your Organization’s Ability to Change, Adapt, and Survive Hosts: Kevin Novak Duration: 23 minutes Available: December 23, 2025 🎙️Season 1, Episode 12  Episodes are available in both video and audio formats across all major podcast platforms, including Spotify, YouTube, Pandora, Apple Podcasts, and via RSS, among others. Transcript Available Below Episode Overview A project manager knew the deadline would…

Kevin Novak
December 22, 2025
Human Factor Podcast

Human Factor Podcast Season 1 Episode 011: The Drift That Destroys – When Success Becomes the Enemy of Survival

Episode 011 Episode 011 The Drift That Destroys – When Success Becomes the Enemy of Survival Learn About the Silent Force that Destroys Successful Organizations Hosts: Kevin Novak Duration: 40 minutes Available: December 18, 2025 🎙️Season 1, Episode 11 Episodes are available in both video and audio formats across all major podcast platforms, including Spotify, YouTube, Pandora, Apple Podcasts, and via RSS, among others. Transcript Available Below Episode Overview In 2004, Blockbuster laughed Netflix out of the room when they…

Kevin Novak
December 18, 2025
Human Factor Podcast

Human Factor Podcast Season 1 Episode 010: Measuring the Human Factor – When Surveys Lie and Behavior Reveals the Truth

Episode 010 Episode 010 Measuring the Human Factor – When Surveys Lie and Behavior Reveals the Truth Learn How to Measure What People Do, not Say Hosts: Kevin Novak Duration: 32 minutes Available: December 11, 2025 🎙️Season 1, Episode 10 Episodes are available in both video and audio formats across all major podcast platforms, including Spotify, YouTube, Pandora, Apple Podcasts, and via RSS, among others. Transcript Available Below Episode Overview Why do transformation initiatives fail despite dashboards showing 82% employee…

Kevin Novak
December 11, 2025
Change and Transformation Leadership

Leading With Measured Vulnerability

Leading With Measured Vulnerability The Specific Types of Vulnerability That Build Trust Versus Those That Undermine Confidence, How Leaders Share Uncertainty Without Creating Anxiety, and the Art of Modeling Learning Without Appearing Incompetent The Vulnerability Paradox in Leadership Leadership literature increasingly celebrates vulnerability. Brene Brown’s research has made “vulnerability as strength” nearly conventional wisdom. Leaders are encouraged to admit mistakes, share struggles, and reveal their authentic selves. The underlying premise is sound: vulnerability builds trust, creates psychological safety, and models…

Kevin Novak
December 5, 2025
Human Factor Podcast

Human Factor Podcast Season 1 Episode 009: Transformation Fatigue When Your Organization Can’t Absorb More Change

Episode 009 Transformation Fatigue – When Your Organization Can’t Absorb More Change Find Out Why You and Your Co-Workers Experience Cognitive Overload Hosts: Kevin Novak Duration: 29 minutes Available: December 4, 2025 🎙️Season 1, Episode 9 Episodes are available in both video and audio formats across all major podcast platforms, including Spotify, YouTube, Pandora, Apple Podcasts, and via RSS, among others. Transcript Available Below Episode Overview 70% of C-suite executives are considering leaving their roles to protect their well-being. Not…

Kevin Novak
December 4, 2025
Ideas and Innovations Newsletter

The Transformation Plateau: Why Change Stalls in the Messy Middle

The Transformation Plateau: Why Change Stalls in the Messy Middle Issue 241, December 4, 2025 The early enthusiasm everyone on the team had was palpable. Six months ago, leaders announced a sweeping digital transformation initiative with all the fanfare that major change initiatives deserve. The town hall was packed, Slack channels were full of employee chatter, and everyone seemed optimistic. Executives spoke passionately about the future and the problems being solved. Early adopters volunteered eagerly for pilot programs. The organization’s…

Kevin Novak
December 3, 2025
Change and Transformation Leadership

The Truth About Transformation Revised and Expanded – Leading in the Age of AI, Uncertainty, and Human Complexity

When I published the first edition of “The Truth About Transformation” in 2022, organizational transformations were already failing at a stubborn 70% rate that had persisted for decades despite increasingly sophisticated technology, better project management methodologies, and unprecedented access to change management frameworks. The premise of that book was simple but uncomfortable: transformation failures aren’t primarily technology problems or strategy problems; they’re human psychology problems that organizations systematically ignore because addressing them requires confronting realities that make leaders uncomfortable. Three…

Kevin Novak
November 26, 2025
Human Factor Podcast

Human Factor Podcast Season 1 Episode 008: The 12 Hidden Types of Resistance – When Support Isn’t Support

Episode 008 The 12 Hidden Types of Resistance – When Support Isn’t Support Find Out Why and How You Might be Manifesting Resistance Hosts: Kevin Novak Duration: 34 minutes Available: November 26, 2025 🎙️Season 1, Episode 8 Episodes are available in both video and audio formats across all major podcast platforms, including Spotify, YouTube, Pandora, Apple Podcasts, and via RSS, among others. Transcript Available Below Episode Overview Kevin Novak reveals why 80% of project failures come from psychological resistance operating…

Kevin Novak
November 26, 2025
Ideas and Innovations Newsletter

Ideas and Innovations Thanksgiving Week Sampler 2025 – A Season of Reflection and Gratitude

Ideas and Innovations Thanksgiving Week Sampler 2025 A Season of Reflection and Gratitude Issue 240, November 27, 2025 As we gather around tables this Thanksgiving week, we pause to recognize what truly matters in our organizations and our lives. The season of gratitude invites us to reflect on the connections we’ve built, the communities we’ve fostered, and the shared purposes that bind us together. This week, rather than exploring a single topic, we’re offering a curated sampler of seven Ideas…

Kevin Novak
November 25, 2025
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