Make or Break
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The Problem With Treating Change Like a Project (opens the original)
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In this episode of Make or Break Hot Take Edition, Mo Berkner Boyt sits down with Michelle Yanahan, principal and owner of ChangeFit 360, for a conversation about what change leaders keep getting wrong. Michelle argues that too much change work is still measured by activity instead of impact, shaped by templates instead of context, and managed like a project when people actually experience it as a constant, overlapping human reality. Throughout the conversation, Michelle makes the case for a mor
What It Takes to Lead Change People Can Trust (opens the original)
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In this episode of Make or Break Hot Take , Mo Berkner Boyt talks with Rachel Breitbach, Practice Lead and Senior Advisor at Farwell, about the key elements that help people navigate change. Rachel shares her own path from aspiring sports broadcaster to HR and ultimately into the world of change leadership as a “recovering HR professional.” A central theme of the conversation is that change is about plans and executive alignment. And it is ultimately about trust, whether teams understand the cha
Slow Down to Move Forward: A Better Approach to Change (opens the original)
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What makes organizational change succeed or lose momentum? In this episode of Make or Break, Hot Takes Edition, Mo Berkner Boyt speaks with Riley Smith and Keely Middleton from Propeller Consulting about the human realities behind transformation. They discuss why pilots and sandboxes can reveal whether a change works in practice, how workarounds expose resistance to new processes, and why sentiment should be viewed from an ongoing, 30,000 foot perspective rather than as a collection of isolated
Why People Still Make or Break Change in the Age of AI (opens the original)
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In this episode of Make or Break, Mo Berkner Boyt chats with Jeremy Ford of North Highland about what really makes change stick in the age of AI. Together, they challenge the idea that AI is taking over change management and make the case that trust, authenticity, and vulnerability still drive successful transformation. Jeremy shares why frontline managers are often the make-or-break link between leadership’s message and real adoption on the ground. They explore why every change has its own fing
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