CHANGE!

08/11/2025 7 min

Episode Synopsis

In this episode of LevelUp Leadership, Lee explores why so many change initiatives stall and how leaders can help make new ways of working actually stick. Inspired by the Harvard Business Review’s insights on change in complex times, Lee shares practical lessons from public service, retail, and tech about shifting from telling to enabling, balancing urgent wins with long-term goals, and the power of flexible, trust-based governance.Discover how giving people time for innovation—like 3M’s “15 Percent Rule” and Atlassian’s “ShipIt” days - sparks creativity, and why honest conversations about workload matter more than ever.This episode is packed with actionable advice to help leaders navigate uncertainty and drive meaningful transformation. Follow LevelUp Leadership for more leadership insights.https://www.levelupleadership.uk/#Leadership #ChangeManagement #LeadershipDevelopment #InnovationMusic, jingles, and images - attribution.Podcast Background Track: https://pixabay.com/users/poorartistt-45918667/Guitar Jingle: https://pixabay.com/music/introoutro-guitar-intro-ident-151972/Swoosh Sound Effect: https://pixabay.com/users/universfield-28281460/Images: https://gemini.google/overview/image-generation/ & https://www.perplexity.ai/Background: https://pixabay.com/users/tommyvideo-3092371/Thank you for watching/ listening.Follow LevelUp!Disclaimer.LevelUp and the podcast host do not endorse, verify, or take responsibility for any products, services, views, or claims presented by guests during podcast episodes. Any opinions or statements made by podcast guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views or  positions of LevelUp or its representatives.© 2025 LevelUp.This episode is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/