transformation

Episode 016 The Middle Management Trap – Why Your Most Critical Change Agents Are Set Up To Fail What Middle Management Actually Experiences During Change Hosts: Kevin Novak Duration: 40 minutes Available: March 5, 2026 🎙️Season 2, Episode 16  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 so many transformation initiatives “die in the middle”?…

Episode 015 Episode 015: The Contagion Effect – How Emotions Spread Through Organizations During Change and Transformation What Operates Below Conscious Awareness Hosts: Kevin Novak and Elizabeth Stewart Duration: 36 minutes Available: February 26, 2026 🎙️Season 2, Episode 15  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 does one anxious leader create an entire floor of…

Episode 014 Episode 014: The Identity Crisis of Expertise – When What You Know Becomes What Holds You Back The Real Barrier to Organizational Change Hosts: Kevin Novak Duration: 33 minutes Available: February 20, 2026 🎙️Season 2, Episode 14  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 Season Two of The Human Factor Podcast begins with what…

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:…

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…

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…