Avoiding Change Fatigue: Keeping Sight of Humans with Ongoing Change
Discuss with fellow UWEBC members some practical ways to help teams navigate overlapping changes while staying motivated and productive.
- 2:00 PM
Description
Managing multiple change initiatives at once can overwhelm employees, leading to change fatigue—when people feel exhausted, disengaged, or resistant to new efforts. This session focuses on practical ways to help teams navigate overlapping changes while staying motivated and productive. Attendees will learn why understanding the human side of change is critical to sustaining progress.
Key takeaways include:
- How to identify and address signs of change fatigue early.
- Tips for clear communication and aligning changes with team values.
- Simple, actionable strategies to involve individuals and boost their sense of resilience.
We will hear from:
- Rachel Breitbach, Practice Lead and Senior Advisor at UWEBC member FarWell
- Chad McGehee, Director of Meditation Training for UW Athletics
- Dr. Jirs Meuris, Professor of Management and HR, Wisconsin School of Business
These leaders will share strategies and tips to avoid change fatigue in an ever-changing world. This session will leave participants - individual contributors, leaders and whole teams - with a roadmap for balancing organizational goals and employee well-being, fostering a culture where change feels manageable and meaningful.
Participate in Customizing the Agenda: You’ll have the opportunity to play an active part in shaping the agenda for this session – and to maximize its relevance for you – by suggesting and selecting topics for breakout discussions. Once the agenda is complete, you choose the discussions you want to join. This will be a highly interactive session so come prepared to share your questions, challenges and insights!
Online Streaming Available: If you can't make it to the event in person (or if in-person registration has reached capacity), you can still register to attend online. This option allows you to view the presentations, while attending in person provides you with the opportunity to participate in breakout discussions, ask questions or take advantage of networking opportunities. To attend virtually, click the "Register for virtual" button on this event's homepage. You will receive a confirmation email with the link to join a week before the meeting, and you can find the link to join on this page as well.
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Agenda Items
| 9:00 AM | Welcome and Opening Remarks |
| Jenny Patzlaff and Doug Barton | |
| 9:15 AM | Change Landscape and Fundamentals |
| Dana Otto, Senior Advisor, FarWell | |
| 10:15 AM | Break |
| 10:25 AM | Creating Your Inner Edge |
| Chad McGehee, First-ever Director of Meditation in Division I College Athletics and Scientific collaborator and co-author at The Center for Healthy Minds, UW-Madison | |
| 11:30 AM | Are We There Yet? Why People Get Tired of Change (and What You Can Do) |
| Dr. Jirs Meuris, Professor of Management and HR, Wisconsin School of Business | |
| 11:55 AM | Adjourn (Virtual Audience) and Lunch (In-Person) |
| 12:45 PM | Breakout Discussion – Discuss and Apply (In-Person) |
| Small group work deepening distinctions and applying morning insights with our speakers and peers. | |
| 2:00 PM | Adjourn |
Additional Information
Location: UW-Madison Pyle Center (In-person); Zoom (Virtual)Location Address: 702 Langdon Street, Madison, WI 53706
Contact: Events Team, events@uwebc.wisc.edu