This week Nicola has a candid chat about the highs and lows of life as an entrepreneur. Inspired by the quote “I think everybody should get rich and famous and do everything they ever dreamed of so they can see that it's not the answer.” by Jim Carrey she delves into the realities of chasing dreams and building a business from the ground up. Being refreshingly honest, Nicola explores both the rewards and challenges of what it means to be an entrepreneur. From the relentless demands and pressures of running a start-up business while balancing family responsibilities, fitness goals, and personal ..read more

Welcome to our latest episode! This week Nicola is joined by her colleague and fellow business change manager Anna Yeomans. They discuss the key things to think about when creating training videos for any system or process that is being implemented into a company.  Gain insights from Anna's experience as she shares her story of turning Nicola's book into a comprehensive training course.  If you're struggling with producing your own training videos for your project, they'll explore various tools and techniques utilised in their past projects to ensure streamlined, professional-looking ..read more

In this special episode, Nicola is joined by her Gen Z sons to talk about Virtual Reality (VR) & Apple Vision Pro.  Listen to them explain what VR is, why they like it and their thoughts on how it will change the way we live in the future.  It also includes an insightful chat about Apple Vision Pro, whether is it worth it and what are the pros and cons of augmented reality. Topics include: will it take away human connection, will it help with education and work and will people's age affect their willingness and ability to adopt Apple Vision Pro? Finally Nicola brings this back to ..read more

Welcome to our latest episode! Join Nicola as she delves into the vital topic of stakeholder engagement.  Discover the essential insights on how to gauge the engagement levels of your stakeholders and why it's important to do so. Nicola shares compelling real-life stakeholder engagement examples, the role of individuals within projects and insight into the neuroscience of change. For anyone struggling to create their stakeholder engagement plan, Nicola walks you through BEE Change's key stakeholder assessment, which offers invaluable insights to comprehensively understand your stakeholder ..read more

Join Nicola for an honest chat about her professional journey from business change manager to co-founder, author, and now founder and managing director of BEE Change.  She reflects on her time as a co-founder and chats about her successes and challenges along the way, including all the emotions and the rollercoaster that is entrepreneurship. Find out why she launched BEE Change as she shares her passion to develop the BEE Methodology© and ultimately change the world of change, educating project teams to up-skill themselves and bridge the gap between them and the business.   Link ..read more

Join us today for this month’s Tales from the Trenches of Change Management podcast. Today we delve into Nicola’s journey to becoming a published author. Using her many years of experience in Project and Business Change Management, Nicola was inspired to create a book that concentrated on a project team’s guide on how to apply adoption within projects and bring awareness of bridging the gap between project teams and the business. We hear from Nicola her tales of self-doubt, confronting her fears of feedback from her peers, and growing not only as a person but ultimately realising her admi ..read more

Join us for our latest episode of Tales from the Trenches of Change Management, where we are joined today by Susanne Madsen. Susanne is a globally recognised leadership coach and mentor for project and change managers. She has partnered and founded the Project Leadership Institute, which runs leadership programs to help project managers become better leaders in the workplace. She is also an award-winning author of The Power of Project Leadership, which is now in its second edition, and has been described as "a must-read for everyone in the project world". Susanne is known for developing leader ..read more

In this episode of Tales from the Trenches of Change Management, we are joined by Elizabeth Harrin, who is often named as one of the most influential people in Project Management, and her award-winning website, ‘Rebels Guide to Project Management’ turned sixteen years old this year. We are thrilled to have Elizabeth on the show to share her experiences, expertise, and wisdom with us. During this podcast, Nicola and Elizabeth discuss many topics and issues presenting themselves today, as well as words of encouragement, change, and insight, such as if the landscape for women within the Project M ..read more

What are Champions and Influencers in the business change context. In this episode Nicola discusses this, going into detail about who they are, and how both are vital for the successful delivery of change projects. You can also watch a video or read a blog about this here https://www.simplifychange.co.uk/our-blog/champions-what-are-they . By understanding and identifying who your Champions and Influencers are, you add to your team significantly. Allowing you to expand and interact with many people without needing to spend more money or hire more people. Allowing people to contribute to project ..read more

We are all Change Players, but what type of Change Player are we? In this episode Nicola discusses Change Players, going into detail about who they are, different types of change players, and how to adapt your delivery to move people into the positive camp. You can also watch a video or read a blog about this here https://www.simplifychange.co.uk/our-blog/business-change-manager-video-series-change-players-what-are-they . By leveraging knowledge of change players and exciting the right people in the right way you can focus your energies on key individuals and decrease resistance to a change, a ..read more