Hello all! This is the final installment of a series called What does Pickleball have to do with change management? In this series, I’ve shared
some of the lessons I’ve learned from playing pickleball that have direct application to my work as a change management practitioner.

1. It’s about more than the score
2. People have a lot going on in their lives
3. Honest, authentic communication is important
4. Don’t judge a book by its cover
5. Protect your partner & set them up for success
6. There are many ways to be successful
7. Move in tandem with your partner
8. Be OK with saying you don’t know
9. Sharpen your saw
10. Standardization would help

When I look at this list what stands out to me is the same thing that did from my What does improve have to do with change management? series, how the lessons I’ve learned have to do with how to:

• Show up as a human being
• Treat myself and those I’m fortunate enough to work with as human
• Treat myself and others with inclusion, dignity, and respect

I wonder what would happen if we, as change practitioners, took a more humanistic approach to our discipline and our work. I wonder what this would look like in the day to day of what we do. I wonder what impact it would have on the results of our change work, the well-being of those we work with, the discipline we practice, and on our own well-being.

What would taking a more humanistic approach to change management work look like? How would it impact results, the well-being of those we work with, and our well-being?

Closing thoughts

I want to hear from you! What have you been learning lately about yourself and how to be the best change management practitioner you can be? Please post your thoughts and comments below. Let’s help each other become the best change management practitioners and enthusiasts we can be!

Thank you for reading. I won’t be posting next week, but will be back Tuesday, December 3. Until then, take care and keep up the good work!

Mike