When the Same Pattern Comes Back

About this episode

This episode explores the recurring challenges CEOs face when underlying pressures resurface despite initial changes.

You make a change. It works. Things move again. And then quietly, gradually, the same pattern comes back. Different situation. Different people. Same feeling. This is one of the most consistent things I see in leaders and organisations. Not resistance. Not failure. A pattern that hasn't been addressed at the level where it's actually generated. This episode is about what that pattern is, where it lives, and why surface-level change can't reach it. ------------------------------- Follow Maryanne for updates here: www.maryannekatsidis.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maryannekatsidis/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maryannekatsidisadvisor Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryannekatsidis/ By accessing this podcast, I acknowledge that the entire contents are the property of Maryanne Katsidis, or used by Maryanne Katsidis with permission, and are protected under the Australian and International trademark laws. Except as otherwise herein, users of this podcast may save and use information contained in the podcast only for personal and other non-commercial, educational purposes. No other use, including, without limitation, reproduction, retransmission or editing of…

People in this episode

Host: Maryanne Katsidis

Topics covered

• leadership
• organizational change
• CEO challenges
• system patterns
• pressure management

Keywords

• CEO
• organizational structure
• pressure
• system patterns
• change management

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