Sticky Change recently had the opportunity to feature in Your Business magazine  – the publication that sits alongside the BBC’s Dragon’s Den, with Deborah Meaden among its founding supporters. Directors Fiona Cameron and Mary Clarke each contributed a piece covering two of the most pressing challenges facing leaders today: how to keep people genuinely engaged during periods of change and how psychological safety shapes whether teams perform or just cope. Both questions matte

After more years of working with organisations through change than we care to count, we've noticed something. The strategy is rarely the problem. The plan is often solid. The intentions are good. What gets in the way, almost every time, is the human side – the bit that most change programmes underinvest in or skip past altogether.   Over the years we've distilled what we've learned – from battle scars as much as successes – into a set of overriding principles for making chang

Why 2026 feels different – and what to do about it. Something has shifted this year. You can feel it in meetings – a sharper edge to conversations, a restlessness that wasn’t there before. Decisions that used to queue politely are arriving all at once. People who are usually measured seem more reactive. The pace of change, already fast, has accelerated again. You’re not imagining it. And it’s not just your organisation. In Chinese zodiac tradition, 2026 is a Fire Horse year.

(And what should still be true years later) We often talk about coaching as if it’s an event. A programme. A set of sessions that happen over a defined period of time and then… end. And if we’re honest, sometimes the way coaching is talked about can make it sound a bit like a magic fix. Do coaching. Become better. Everything improves. Most people who’ve actually been through coaching – or delivered it – know it’s rarely that simple.  The real purpose of coaching isn’t what ha

At Sticky Change, we’re all about the kind of transformation that actually works in the real world – the type that fits in between meetings,

Discover the 8 best habit tracker apps for 2025! Boost productivity, wellness & growth with tools perfect for HR professionals & leaders.

Our previous infographics outlined ways to help you build trust and create a psychologically safe environment. Now we turn to Brené Brown an

Building on our Trust theme, the key to this is Psychological Safety.

Key to all healthy organisations, teams and relationships is trust. There are ways to build trust and ways to destroy it.

Simon Sinek has a very simple but powerful model for leaders to inspire co-operation, trust and change, which starts with a golden circle an

Teamwork is more than just a virtue we know we should have. It’s a strategic intentional decision that we work on.

Using ‘The Five Behaviours of a Cohesive Team’ as the foundation of their Organisational Capital Programme, Microsoft developed teamwork

A very powerful video that demonstrates what happens when we stop stereotyping

Working hard isn't enough! Eduardo Briceno explores the link between learning and growth so you can get better at the things you care about!

Watch Emma Watson’s stirring speech about working to secure real progress towards a gender-equal world.

Carol Dweck’s classic research into the importance of praising effort put in, rather than talent.

This lively RSA Animate, adapted from Dan Pink's talk at the RSA, illustrates the hidden truths behind what really motivates us at home and

A fascinating talk by Amy cuddy about how to feel and look more confident in the moment, when you most need it.

Transforming your company into a ‘one buttock company’. Want to know more? Watch this talk by Benjamin Zander.