Chatting About Change with Dr. Jim Maddox

About Chatting About Change with Dr. Jim Maddox

Chatting About Change is about organizational change and helping individuals and organizations experience life to the fullest, and engaging in positive, transformational change. I am a university professor, OD consultant, and Change Strategist. Each episode I will engage in conversations with a guest from diverse backgrounds around the topic of change.

Publisher

Jim Maddox

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

28 May 2020

Latest episode

22 Sept 2025

Latest episodes

14 of 80 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   22 Sept 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Building Change Capabilities: A Conversation with Riley Smith of Propeller Consulting

   In this episode, I had the opportunity to chat with Riley Smith, Senior Director at Propeller Consulting, about his nontraditional path from teaching high school biology with Teach for America to leading large-scale change initiatives in consulting. Riley shares how experiences in building new functions, engaging stakeholders, and driving outcomes led him naturally into the field of change management. He offers an inside look at Propeller’s approach across industries—from retail and technolog...

2. 

   12 Sept 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Learning OD in Action and Reflections from the IODA Ghana Conference: A conversation with Cody Smith

   In this episode, I chatted with Cody Smith of Virginia Tech to reflect on his experience at the recent IODA conference in Ghana. This was Cody’s first time attending the International Organization Development Association conference (IODA). Cody shares how the highlight of his trip wasn’t just the presentations, but the opportunity to engage in pro bono consulting with the Department of Rural Housing. From working alongside seasoned OD practitioners from around the world to adaptin...

3. 

   19 Aug 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Designing for Human Flourishing: A Neuroscience-Based Approach to Organizational Success – A conversation with Sasha Farley

   In this episode, we explore a human-centered, neuroscience-based approach to Organization Development consulting that places people at the heart of organizational success. Sasha Farley introduces the powerful idea of moving beyond survival into human flourishing—a shift in mindset that encourages growth, thriving, and well-being not just in business, but across society. Using the metaphor of houseplants to illustrate the difference between merely surviving and truly thriving, Sasha highlights...

Inside a recent episode

Building Change Capabilities: A Conversation with Riley Smith of Propeller Consulting

Published 22 Sept 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And so we are really proud of our internal L&D team. They created a really robust AI learning journey internally. When I first signed in, I kind of thought it was one of those like, oh, I'll just take like one three hour course and I'm going to be quote unquote AI certified by propeller. And then I sat down and created, you know, completed module one and realized how big of a lift that it would be to kind of get through all of our key learnings, all of our courses to ensure that I was up to speed in this space. And so really proud of some of the internal development we're doing. I think externally with our clients where we've seen a lot of our efforts in both client delivery and in both in client conversations around AI governance and AI enablement. […]

Who has been a guest on Chatting About Change with Dr. Jim Maddox

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• Noble Kumawu
• Willie Marais
• Georgia Ellis
• Timea Agota Rozsa
• Eric Zenor

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5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 25 / 100

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20

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

76

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