Bernadette BoasExecutive Leadership Coach, Trainer and Speaker, Ball of Fire Coaching · Become the Leader Everyone Wants to Follow and No One Can Overlook.

Master Change Fatigue: Your Leadership Action Plan

13 Apr 2026 · 1 min

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In this concise leadership briefing, the speaker outlines a practical four‑step approach for managers confronting change fatigue. First, leaders are urged to pause and evaluate their own energy levels, burnout signs, and willingness to drive the upcoming change. Second, they should gauge each team member’s emotional state—ranging from fear to readiness—by asking targeted questions to uncover concerns and capacity. Third, the speaker recommends identifying low‑hanging, quick‑win actions (e.g., two tasks that can be completed the next day) and establishing a daily check‑in routine to support individuals as they progress. Finally, with a clear self‑assessment, team diagnosis, and actionable plan in place, leaders can confidently move forward with the change initiative. The segment closes with a call to follow the presenter’s work and visit her website to deepen change‑leadership skills.

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I think the first thing they need to do is step back and think about, am I in change fatigue? Is it yet another change? Do I have the energy? Can I move this change forward? So assess yourself, assess your energy, assess your burnout level, all those things. You get to the part where you say, okay, I'm good, I can move this forward. Then you talk to your team and your staff and you say, where are you, Bernadette, in this change? Where are you? And some may be saying, I'm really nervous. I'm scared. And some might be saying, I'm ready to go. So how am I going to help you? How am I going to help the other person? So getting, figuring out where other members of your team are in regards to that change. So take that step back, query the team, ask the right questions. There might be some low-hanging fruit right there, right? Right there. You can say, oh, I can do these two things tomorrow and it's going to help. And say, I can build this thing that every day I'm going to check in with this person until I move them along. So you'll know what to do. But the first step is step back and say, well, before I just move, charge the hill to do this other change and make the assumption that everybody is going to come along, take the time, step back, assess yourself, assess where the team is, put your action plan together, and then move into the change.
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