E69 - Effective Change through Middle Managers - Podcast with Nicole Gahagan

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Welcome to the Inner Game of Change Podcast, where I explore the intricate layers of organizational change alongside insightful professionals in the field.
Today, I am thrilled to welcome Nicole Gahagan: an author, a high-performing strategist and organizational change expert committed to improving employee experiences and organisational effectiveness.
With her vast experience, Nicole has honed a distinctive method for fostering change. Renowned for forging relationships, achieving agreement, and inspiring various groups of stakeholders, she reliably delivers significant results.
In this episode, we will dive into the pivotal role of middle management, which Nicole aptly calls the linchpin in managing change. We will explore how middle managers enable their teams to adopt change . We'll discuss the critical influence they have in driving successful adoption or potentially hampering it, and the strategies they can use to enable their teams. Additionally, we'll examine how middle managers can act as effective change agents, leveraging their unique position to ensure alignment and cohesion throughout the organization.
I am grateful to have Nicole chatting with me today.
About Nicole (In her own words)
Professional Profile: High-performing strategist and organizational change expert committed to improving student and employee experiences in higher education settings. Skilled at developing relationships and building consensus and motivation amongst stakeholder groups to accelerate transformation and produce meaningful outcomes. Record of cultivating broad-scale engagement to enhance student success and reduce equity gaps through a human-centered, data-informed systems approach sensitive to organizational context and culture. Demonstrated responsiveness to diverse student and employee needs through cohesive institutional design and operations.
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Ali Juma
@The Inner Game of Change podcast

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1. Middle Managers as Change Linchpins (00:00:00)

2. Empowering Middle Managers in Organizational Change (00:04:29)

3. Navigating AI and Middle Management Roles (00:19:15)

4. Effective Change Management for Middle Managers (00:32:04)