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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

Recognizing When You’re the Problem

Recognizing When You’re the Problem The Specific Leadership Behaviors That Create Resistance Even When the Change Is Necessary, How to Recognize When Your Approach Is Causing the Problems You’re Trying to Solve, and What to Do About It Without Losing Credibility The Uncomfortable Truth About Change and Transformation Resistance Leaders naturally attribute change and transformation resistance to others. Employees resist because they fear change. Middle managers resist because they’re protecting territory. Senior leaders resist because they’re invested in the status…

Kevin Novak

December 5, 2025

Change and Transformation Leadership

Managing Your Own Change and Transformation Psychology

Managing Your Own Change and Transformation Psychology Leaders Experience the Same Psychological Transitions They’re Asking Others to Navigate, But They’re Expected to Hide It: How to Process Your Own Grief, Uncertainty, and Competence Threats While Supporting Others Through the Same Experiences The Hidden Burden of Leading Change When leaders announce organizational change and transformation, they’re expected to project confidence, provide direction, and support others through uncertainty. What’s rarely acknowledged is that leaders are simultaneously navigating their own psychological transition. They…

Kevin Novak

December 5, 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

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