E5: Professor Eddie Obeng 2
From Evolving Enterprises: Stories of Growth Transformation by Martin Parr
September 16, 2025 · 19 min
About this episode
Professor Eddie Obeng returns to discuss the reasons behind failed change initiatives and offers solutions for leaders.
In this follow-up episode of Evolving Enterprises, Professor Eddie Obeng returns to explore why change so often fails and how leaders can overcome the barriers that stop transformation in its tracks. Building on his bestselling book All Change, Eddie explains why poor problem diagnosis, human resistance, and ego-driven meetings derail progress, and introduces practical approaches like his “Perfect Projects” mindset, Sticky Steps planning method, and people engagement tools that cut through ch...
People in this episode
Host: Martin Parr
Guest: Professor Eddie Obeng
Topics covered
- change management
- leadership
- transformation
- problem diagnosis
- human resistance
- project management
Keywords
- change
- transformation
- leadership
- project management
- human resistance
- Eddie Obeng
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: All Change
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