Most change initiatives fail for one reason: people struggle with the internal shift change requires. This article explores how neuroscience strengthens classic change management theory by reducing learning anxiety, building resilience, and helping people actively move through transition. When organisations support both the system and the self, change becomes sustainable.

If 2025 was the year leaders realised something isn't lining up between strategy and delivery, 2026 will be the year that gap becomes impossible to ignore. Here's what I think will separate the organisations that deliver from those that just stay busy.

If 2025 could be summed up in one line, it would be this: Strategy has never been more ambitious. But the real differentiation lies in teams that can deliver without burning out. Across resources, utilities, government and not for profits, we’ve spent the year listening to leaders, working alongside teams, and continuing our People, Productivity and Performance research. This isn’t a victory lap. It’s a reflection on what we’ve seen, what we’ve learned, and what this year demanded of us as...