TESS leadership video · 34s · Managing Change

'We've Tried This Before' — the symptoms of failing change.

Name: 'We've Tried This Before' — TESS workshop clip
Uploaded: 2026-06-11
Duration: 34 s
Description: Silence in meetings. Passive agreement. Cynicism. The early-warning signs that a change initiative is quietly failing.

From a live TESS leadership session with trainer Jamie Chambers · captions included

“Cynicism — one of my favourites: 'we've tried this before.'”

A 34-second checklist of the symptoms every leader should watch for after rolling out a change — because failing change rarely announces itself. These clips come from live sessions that feed into the CMI Managing Change unit our learners complete.

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