Change Leadership Conversations

In this episode of Change Leadership Conversations, Yvonne Ruke Akpoveta sits down with Amanda Bernardo. Together, they explore what makes leading change in government unique, why building organizational change capability matters, and how leaders can prepare their people for a future where change is constant. Whether you work in government, the broader public sector, or any organization navigating ongoing transformation, this conversation offers practical insights to help you lead change. In t

AI is changing how organizations work, but technology alone doesn't create transformation. As Dr. Wendy Cukier explains, successful AI adoption is ultimately a people and change leadership challenge. In this episode of Change Leadership Conversations, Yvonne Ruke Akpoveta sits down with Dr. Wendy Cukier to explore how AI is reshaping the workforce, why every job will be affected by AI, and what leaders need to do today to build organizations that are ready to adapt, learn, and thrive. In this

In this episode, Yvonne Ruke Akpoveta sits down with K. Brian Dorval and Samantha Stead from Better Change Tools to explore why adaptive change leadership begins with understanding people. Together, they discuss how different thinking preferences shape communication, decision-making, collaboration, and responses to change. They also share practical insights into why self-awareness is one of the most important leadership capabilities in today's rapidly changing world, and how leaders can build g

What if the job of a change leader was never to drive change? In this conversation from the Change Leadership Conference, Yvonne Ruke Akpoveta challenges traditional approaches to leading change and explores why building organizational buy-in isn't about better communication or managing resistance. It's about creating the conditions where people discover, own, and lead change themselves. In this episode, you'll learn: Why organizations often ask for buy-in too late How to move from telling p

In this episode, I sit with Dr. Akolisa Ufodike to explore what it really takes to lead change across very different systems. From boardrooms and corporate leadership to government, education, and public service, change does not behave the same way everywhere. So what happens when leaders try to apply one approach across all of them? Dr. Ufodike shares insights from a career spanning CFO and COO roles, academia, entrepreneurship, and serving as Deputy Minister in Alberta. Together, we explor

In this episode, we discuss systems thinking, chaos theory, and the complexity of leading change. Traditional change management assumes a level of predictability that simply does not exist in many modern organizations. In this conversation, Rick Nason breaks down why leaders often struggle when they apply structured, linear thinking to environments that are fundamentally complex, adaptive, and unpredictable. Using systems thinking and chaos theory, Rick explains the difference between s