Q1. The metaphors most prevalent in my last company going through Change were Flux and Transformation, with some aspect of Brain. Mainly because there was an emphasis on data being the driver for change – which makes sense. And with new leaders coming in Change was expected, however, there was a disconnect between drivers and management of Change, hence a lot of anxiety or abdication of support from managers due to loss of leveraging the strengths of a Brains organisation.
Q1. Implications therefore are to support the management with understanding the benefits and purpose of Change, understand and mitigate any anxiety, so that there is alignment and buy-in from the people those Managers lead.