In episode twenty-five of the Change Exchange podcast, Kate Morican is joined by previous guests Ben Fish and James Healy to discuss the role of behavioural change in addressing climate change and sustainability challenges. Consumerism and urbanization have made it increasingly difficult for individuals and employees to act in environmentally sustainable ways. Governments and corporations have a key role in shaping public services and workplaces to make climate-conscious behaviours easier and...

As corporate climate action and standards continue to evolve, professional services firms have an important opportunity and obligation to act on the climate crisis, both within their own organizations and with their clients. In this episode, Kate Morican is joined by Sheri Penner, Deloitte Canada's Executive Sponsor for WorldClimate, to discuss how Deloitte is approaching the changes required to model authentic climate action, avoid greenwashing, and achieve the deep emissions cuts required...

As organizations set out on their net-zero journeys, mobilizing their people has become a critical factor to accelerate climate action. Businesses are realizing that in doing so they will also be better able to attract and retain talent, raise productivity, and achieve long-term stakeholder value. In this episode, Kate sits down with Ben Fish, a Partner in Deloitte’s Australian practice, to discuss how organizations have been transforming to meet the challenges of the climate crisis.

As Covid-19 restrictions loosen around the world, organizations are grappling with where and how work will be done in a hybrid world. Deloitte’s Next Normal is a reimagined, flexible way of working that enables everyone to create value by making purposeful choices about where and how we work and how we define and measure success. In this episode, Kate Morican is joined by Laura Nisbett, Partner in Deloitte Consulting, to discuss Deloitte's transition and how we are supporting our clients...

As the concept of the Social Enterprise grows increasingly important, connecting people to meaningful purpose will be critical to organizational success. In today’s episode, Kate sits down with Mike Robitaille to discuss the link between organizational and societal transformation. Transformations within an organization are not happening in isolation from the outside world, often these initiatives are a driven by an external pressure. This episode looks at the emerging importance of connecting...

With the continuous acceleration of digital transformation activity and technological change within organizations, the workforce has become key to scaling and sustaining the value of digital investments. In this episode of the Change Exchange, host Kate Morican is joined by Sebastien Gelus, a leader in Deloitte's Human Capital practice who specializes in applying Human-Centered Design approaches to workforce change, particularly in the context of digital transformation. They discuss a...

In today’s business landscape, how are organizations able to focus on adaptability and agility while continuing to drive scale and efficiency? Faced with ever-increasing external threats, organizations may need to take bold steps to accelerate growth. In this episode, Change Exchange host Kate Morican sits down with Mark Reid and Hetal Pandya to discuss the Two Speed Organization and how this model helps transform organizations to survive in our rapidly changing environment and resolve...

With the increasing pace of change, organizations are rapidly pivoting services and operating models, impacting their change strategy. In this episode of the Change Exchange, host Kate Morican and her guests discuss how change centers of excellence (CoE) are becoming key to executing organization strategy. Kate is joined by Kat Lee and Emily Boudreau, both Deloitte Canada partners in the organization transformation practice.  With her guests, Kate will discuss the definition of a change CoE,...

Transformation ultimately boils down to changing human behaviour. But humans are complex, and changing behaviour can be hard. In this episode, we are sitting down with James Healy, Behaviour First lead from the Australian firm, and Victoria Bovaird, national Transformational Change lead for Canada, to discuss Deloitte’s Behaviour First methodology and how it can be embedded into transformation. Listen as they translate findings from academia into tangible action for organizations in nudging...

In today’s world of disruption, organizations need to embrace the non-traditional. One essential element for success is to understand the informal structures within the organization using organizational network analysis. In this episode, we are sitting down with Mark Reid and Victoria Bovaird, national leaders of organizational design and transformational change, respectively to discuss organizational Network Analysis and how it relates to an organization’s transformation. Listen now to hear...

Before the pandemic of COVID-19 hit Canada, Keli Whidden, Director of the Deloitte Transformation practice was developing and designing change projects virtually. On this episode of the Change Exchange, Kate sits down with Keli, to discuss the new requirement to lead virtually, how to best execute transformation in our new world, and what the human implications of this truly are. Keli shares details on their pragmatic understanding of working with individuals through this difficult time,...

The world has changed overnight. The rapid spread of COVID-19 has had far-reaching implications to organizations. Through times of uncertainty, leaders have to interpret the impacts and navigate these new realities, as their people look to them for guidance, responsiveness, and authenticity. On this episode of the Change Exchange, Kat Lee, Deloitte Partner joins Kate to discuss how organizations can continue to lead with confidence amidst the world Covid-19 pandemic. Kate and Kat will discuss...

In this episode of the Change Exchange, Kate Morican sits down with Mike Bentley, Deloitte US National Change Leader, to discuss the evolving state of change itself.  Listen in to hear from Bentley as he dives into change becoming its own discipline within our organizations and how data plays a role in how we see change, integrating science and measurement into tactics, milestones and outcomes. Change is changing, find out how.

In this episode of The Change Exchange, Raj Mudhar and Kat Lee joins Kate Morican to discuss how agile has evolved from a software implementation methodology, to a mindset and culture that organizations are striving for, well beyond technology. Tune in to this insightful conversation where we discuss the origins of the concept of agile, how the talent agenda correlates to organizational agility, how the roles of leadership and HR need to shift in an agile environment, and lastly what we’ve...

In this episode of The Change Exchange, Jeff Moir joins Kate Morican for the second time to discuss the shift towards a hyper connected workplace, and what that means for organizations. Tune in to listen to the benefits, and more importantly, the risks, of this new reality, and what organizations can do to manage the challenges associated with hyper-connectivity.

In this episode of The Change Exchange, Kate Morican interviews Heather Stockton, Deloitte’s global Future of Work leader. Heather and Kate discuss the new realities that are shaping the way work gets done, including disruptive technologies, changing employee mindsets, and shifting workforce models, and what organizations can do to prepare and address these transformational changes.

In this episode of the Change Exchange, Kate Morican and Jeff Moir, Deloitte Canada’s Human Capital lead, discuss the implications of robotics on the future of work. Tune in as they discuss the potential consequences and benefits of a new era of technology in the workplace, and how organizations in Canada and around the world are preparing.

In this episode of the Change Exchange, join Kate Morican and Jennifer Walkey, Deloitte’s culture resident authority in Canada, as they discuss how organizational culture can be a true competitive advantage in attracting and retaining the best talent, as well as delivering differentiated business performance, in an ever evolving business environment. Tune in as we dive into practical insights from the 2016 Human Capital Trends Report on understanding, modeling, and reinforcing culture within...

In this episode of the Change Exchange, Kate Morican interviews Josh Bersin, founder of Bersin & Associates and co-author of Deloitte’s Human Capital Trends Report. Join Kate and Josh as they discuss major changes in the Human Capital landscape, based on the 2017 edition of the report, as well as the most significant disruptors to watch out for. Tune in to hear how increased employee empowerment, augmented business demands, and artificial intelligence are transforming the way companies...

In this episode of the Change Exchange, Kate Morican speaks with Jason Galea, Deloitte’s leader for Learning Solutions in Canada, about the growing importance of fostering a strong learning and development culture within organizations. Dans cet épisode de la série Entretien sur le changement, Kate Morican discute avec Jason Galea, leader du groupe Solutions d’apprentissage de Deloitte au Canada, au sujet de l’importance grandissante de favoriser une solide culture d’apprentissage et de...

In this episode of the Change Exchange, Kate Morican and Stavros Demetriou, the Deloitte lead for People Analytics within Deloitte Canada, discuss how organizations are leveraging HR and business data to drive and support transformation.

In episode three of the Change Exchange podcast, Kate Morican and Amir Rahnema, Deloitte’s national leader for Organization Design, discuss the changing landscape of organization design and the importance of blending organization design best practices into strategies and plans surrounding change. Dans le troisième épisode de la baladodiffusion Entretien sur le changement, Kate Morican et Amir Rahnema, le leader national du groupe Conception organisationnelle de Deloitte, discutent de...