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Enterprise change is getting harder, not easier—and in 2026, “having the right ideas” isn’t enough to move transformation. You need personal capability that lets you see what’s really happening, design with real users, and move groups through hard conversations without turning everything into theater. Good intentions and smart frameworks may have worked in the past, but what got us here won’t get us where we need to go.
In this episode, Rodney and Sam dive deep on the three most useful transformation enabling skills for the coming year, and share practical ways for how to level up your capability toolkit to thrive in our current pace of change.
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00:00 Intro + Check-In: What’s good right now?
04:09 The Pattern
05:49 Skill 1: Metacognitive awareness
10:16 Reframing your interactions and experiences
15:57 Building your metacognition skills
21:05 Skill 2: User-Centered Design and Feedback
28:45 User feedback is not a one time activity
34:34 Skill 3: Expert facilitation
39:39 Real skilled facilitation is mostly invisible
43:03 Lots of work happens outside the room
50:08 Leveling up as a facilitator
52:30 Wrap up: Leave the show a review and share with a friend
Sound engineering and design by Taylor Marvin of Coupe Studios.
