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The Grief You Can’t Name – How Change and Transformation Influence You

The Grief You Can’t Name How Change and Transformation Influence You Issue 237, November 6, 2025 “This process, these checks, they’re not just procedures. They’re who we are. Without them, what are we?” A quality control inspector at an organization said this during the implementation of AI-powered quality systems. His voice wasn’t defensive. It was vulnerable. He wasn’t arguing against efficiency. He was mourning an identity. This is what most change and transformation leaders miss. When organizations ask people to…

Kevin Novak
November 5, 2025
Ideas and Innovations Newsletter

Why Do We Lie? The Sequel

Why Do We Lie? The Sequel Issue 180, October 3, 2024 Even the most optimistic among us must admit that we are living in an unprecedented and unpredictable public arena of deliberate misinformation and lies. It has become accepted behavior, and among some, a badge of honor. It is confusing and discouraging that intentional lies have become part of the fabric of our lives. If we don’t know what is true and whom to trust, it can lead to the…

Kevin Novak
October 2, 2024
Ideas and Innovations Newsletter

The Power of Letting Go

The Power of Letting Go Issue 178, September 19, 2024 The Autumnal Equinox has made its annual appearance, and if you are anything like us, the change in seasons is bittersweet. On a simple level, we are leaving the sentimental idea of happy, sunny, summer days behind as we cross the bridge to winter’s edge. If we’re more realistic, we have to admit that the Summer of 2024 was the fourth hottest on record, and by August 15, 29,917 fires…

Kevin Novak
September 19, 2024
Ideas and Innovations Newsletter

Power Plays

Power Plays Issue 135, November 16, 2023 As mindful observers of today’s national and global discourse, we would be among the first to remind you that we are all both a witness and a victim to power positioning among politicians, world leaders, global business moguls, and everyday bullies.  And as is often the case, when bad behavior is prevalent on the world stage, it tends to trickle down to the local level in organizations, relationships, families, and institutions.  It is…

Kevin Novak
November 16, 2023
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