The Transformational Change Institute
Advancing leadership for change success.
Why Change So Often Fails to Take Hold
#1 The Conditions for Change Aren’t in Place
Most change efforts focus on plans, structures, and timelines. Far fewer pay attention to the conditions that need to be in place for people to genuinely contribute, commit, and move together.
#2 Human Wiring Is Not Accounted For
People are wired to scan for threat. When change brings uncertainty, pace, or pressure, behaviour shifts often in subtle ways. Without recognising this, leaders can misread hesitation as resistance, rather than a natural response to the environment.
#3 Complexity Dilutes Focus and Follow-Through
As organisations navigate multiple priorities and overlapping changes, even well-intended initiatives struggle. Without a way to align people and direction across the system, effort becomes fragmented and momentum is lost.
The most powerful shift was how I can influence both in my direct team and general business.
Dan Coffey | General Manager
WEL Networks
The SIMPLE. Transformation Framework™
The SIMPLE. Transformation Framework™ is a complete system for leading transformational change. Developed through five years of real-world research and application, it addresses the core reason most change fails. The absence of the conditions required for people to change.
→ Foundation Level | Leadership
Transformational Leadership 101
1 Day Certification| Creating Change Readiness
Most change does not fail because the strategy is wrong, it fails because readiness was never created. Buy-in alone is not enough.
This one-day certification equips leaders to understand how people actually respond to change and how to create the environmental conditions required for ownership, commitment, and momentum. Leaders learn to diagnose readiness, identify competing priorities, and shift from forced buy-in to genuine ownership.
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→ Foundation Level | Management
Introduction to the SIMPLE. Transformation Method™
1 Day Certification | The 6 SIMPLE. Transformation Laws
Even when ownership exists, change can still stall without structure. Implementation often breaks down under pressure, complexity, and competing demands.
This one-day certification introduces a practical, law-based framework for managing transformational change. Leaders accountable for change priorities learn how to move from readiness into structured execution, avoid change fatigue and maintain clarity as transformation complexity increases.
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→ Foundation Level | Leadership & Management
2 Day Change Success Certification Pathway
This pathway brings together Transformational Leadership 101 and Introduction to the SIMPLE. Transformation Method™ into a single, integrated two-day experience.
Day one focuses on change readiness and ownership. Day two builds structured execution and implementation discipline.
Completed together, this pathway equips leaders with the foundational understanding required to lead change confidently at an organisational level, across both leadership and transformational management.
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Leaders training in SIMPLE. Certifications across Aotearoa New Zealand
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