What happens when the Occupational Philosophers - who've interviewed the world's most curious minds - sit down with a change manager to talk about curiosity, leadership and arthouse movies?

This is a special one.

In this crossover episode between Casa de Cambio and The Occupational Philosophers, Tash joins Simon Banks and John Rice for a conversation that moves between philosophy, practice and the kind of thinking that doesn't happen often enough in corporate life.

Simon and John share what they've learned about curiosity after years of interviewing some of the world's most inquisitive minds - what the genuinely curious do differently, and crucially, how to stay curious when life and work conspire to make you anything but.

They also put Tash through a thought experiment (you'll want to hear how that unfolds), and she turns the lens on corporate leadership- unpacking the philosophical challenges facing leaders today that nobody is talking about directly enough.

This episode covers:
→ What the world's most curious minds actually have in common
→ How to remain curious when you're "too busy to be curious"
→ Tarantino and arthouse classics such as Bad Boy Bubby
→ The philosophical questions corporate leaders are quietly grappling with

You can catch Tash giving a free webinar on Agile change here.

Simon Recommends:

The world needs your art by Aimee McNee

White Teeth by Zadie Smith

This Music Contains Hope by Raye

Borat

The 'L' word

Take 5 podcast with Xan Rowe

John Recommends:

World Cup

Stranger Things

Pulp Fiction

Inglorious Basterds

Cognitive Dissident - Conversations with The The's Matt Johnson

The The

Tash Recommends:

Jackie Brown

What happens when you put an experienced change practitioner on the spot and ask the questions everyone in the industry wants answered?

In this episode of Ask a Change Manager, Tash sits down with change and transformation specialist Amy Leighton for a rapid-fire conversation covering everything from M&A integrations, Agile change, AI and the future of the change profession.

Amy wasn't given the questions in advance, making her thoughtful, candid and often surprising answers all the more impressive.

Together we explore:

• How Amy found her way into change management
• The work she is most proud of
• The change practitioner she'd most like to share a beer with
• Agile versus waterfall change
• The phrase she'd ban from the profession forever
• What makes complex transformations successful

Amy brings deep expertise in M&A integrations, frontline technology change and organisational design, with a passion for making complex change simple and creating positive experiences for the people impacted by it.

Whether you're a seasoned change leader, project professional or simply curious about what happens behind the scenes of major transformations, this episode is packed with practical insights, honest reflections and more than a few lols.

Amy recommends:

Off Campus on Prime

If you've ever been told "it's too early for change," handed a business case with your name nowhere near it, or watched mobilisation kick off while change scrambled to catch up - this one's for you.

Tash sits down with Temre Green PhD to dig into one of the profession's most persistent (and frankly maddening) problems: why change management is still being bolted on after the big decisions are made, and what it actually costs when that happens.

In this episode:

• Why change belongs in business case development
• The real cost of "it's too early for change"
• Program mobilisation: what goes wrong when change isn't in the room
• How to make the commercial argument for change

Clarification: During the discussion, we referred to the traditional project levers. The commonly accepted four levers are scope, cost (budget/resources), time (schedule) and quality.

Temre recommends:

Wolf Pack by Abby Wambach