Small Initiatives Set the Course for Big Change

Want to condition yourself to do 100 push-ups a day? Then start with just one, and do it right after you use the restroom. Such is the advice from Stanford professor BJ Fogg in his TEDxTalk about using tiny habits to launch big change in your life.

The same is true for organizational change. This week on the show, Gail Gregory joins Pete Wright to share the experience of UMass Lowell and their effort to transform the institution, one tiny initiative at a time. Gregory and UMass Lowell’s Lauren Turner published the story of that journey in the Winter 2015-16 edition of CUPA-HR’s _Higher Education Workplace_ magazine. Find the link below.

**Links & Notes**

- [Forget big change, start with a tiny habit: BJ Fogg at TEDxFremont](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdKUJxjn-R8 "Forget Big Change, Start with a Tiny Habit: BJ Fogg at TEDxFremont — Youtube")
- [Are You Ready for Change? Gail Gregory on Workforce Management at UMass Lowell](http://teibelinc.com/blog/are-you-ready-for-change-gail-gregory-on-workforce-management-at-umass-lowell "Are You Ready for Change? Gail Gregory on Workforce Management at UMass Lowell")
- [Ron Friedman’s Peak Work Performance Summit](http://thepeakworkperformancesummit.com/ "The Peak Work Performance Summit")

Show Notes

Want to condition yourself to do 100 push-ups a day? Then start with just one, and do it right after you use the restroom. Such is the advice from Stanford professor BJ Fogg in his TEDxTalk about using tiny habits to launch big change in your life. 

The same is true for organizational change. This week on the show, Gail Gregory joins Pete Wright to share the experience of UMass Lowell and their effort to transform the institution, one tiny initiative at a time. Gregory and UMass Lowell’s Lauren Turner published the story of that journey in the Winter 2015-16 edition of CUPA-HR’s Higher Education Workplace magazine. Find the link below. 

Links & Notes

• Forget big change, start with a tiny habit: BJ Fogg at TEDxFremont
• Are You Ready for Change? Gail Gregory on Workforce Management at UMass Lowell
• Ron Friedman’s Peak Work Performance Summit

What is Navigating Change: The Podcast from Teibel Education?

Navigating Change is a platform for understanding the complex and uncertain waters of change in higher education. Each week, Howard Teibel, Pete Wright, and guests dissect issues facing institutions and teams in transition and offer solutions for the most troubling process challenges