Change Signal

About Change Signal

Change management is harder than ever. Organizations face more complexity, more uncertainty, and more pressure to deliver successful change than at any point in recent memory. Most leaders respond by pushing harder. Others search for the latest model, framework, or methodology and hope the tool will solve the problem. Neither guarantees change adoption. Successful change happens when people are ready, stakeholders are engaged, leaders show up effectively, and change approaches fit the reality of the work. That's what Change Signal explores. Michael Bungay Stanier, author of The Coaching Habit and a student of organizational change for more than thirty years, talks with leading thinkers, experienced practitioners, and senior leaders to uncover what works, what doesn't, and what modern change management looks like in practice. Each episode explores the challenges behind leading successful change, building change readiness, strengthening stakeholder engagement, improving change adoption, applying change frameworks, refining change methodology, and measuring change effectiveness. Whether you're leading a change project, supporting organizational change, or helping teams navigate uncertainty, you'll find practical ideas, tested approaches, and evidence-based insights you can put to work immediately. The goal is simple: help change practitioners and change leaders make change more successful, more sustainable, and less overwhelming. New episodes regularly. Join the conversation at TheChangeSignal.com. Popular Episode Topics Include: Change Management, Modern Change Management, Leading Change, Change Adoption, Adoption Strategy, Change Readiness, Organizational Readiness, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Buy-In, Executive Sponsorship, Change Methodology, Change Frameworks, Change Management Frameworks, Change Leadership, Change Measurement, Measuring Change Success, Change Effectiveness, Change Projects, Change Planning, Change Outcomes

Publisher

Michael Bungay Stanier | Modern Change Management Practitioner

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

28 Jan 2025

Latest episode

7 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

89 of 98 episodes have a transcript.

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   7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Your Change Pilot Should Probably Fail. | Amy Edmondson | Modern Change Management & Leading Change

   Host [Host Name] interviews Amy Edmondson, Ph.D., about how psychological safety enables learning and intelligent failure in organizational change initiatives.

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   30 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Final Can Less Persuasion Create More Change?| Phill Agnew | Modern Change Management & Leading Change

   Host Christopher Lochhead interviews behavioral science expert Phill Agnew about designing conditions for change rather than just persuading people, offering practical insights for leaders.

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   23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Is Your Change Program a Chocolate Teapot? | Aidan McCullen | Modern Change Management & Leading Change

   Host [Host Name] interviews Aidan McCullen, author of Undisruptable, about building change as a capability, not a project, to achieve lasting transformation.

Inside a recent episode

Your Change Pilot Should Probably Fail. | Amy Edmondson | Modern Change Management & Leading Change

Published 7 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So when we're doing something genuinely new, there's a high likelihood of failure, and there's truly no way to avoid encountering some failure. So failure in new territory, which I call intelligent failure, is the kind of failure where you're trying something that might work but it might not. You just cannot know until you try it. And you're trying it at a scale and size that is not going to be catastrophic if it fails, right? It's an experiment. You're going to try something. It will be disappointing if it fails, but it won't be catastrophic if it fails. It's an above the waterline mistake, not a below the waterline mistake, as somebody once said. […]

Who has been a guest on Change Signal

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Amy Edmondson
• Phill Agnew
• Aidan McCullen
• Alex M H Smith
• Clay Parker Jones

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

2,644

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

33 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

48 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 76 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

88

Social presence

0

YouTube

74

Engagement

85

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