2026 is a year of “ambient disruption,” where change is no longer a project but a permanent state. According to Gartner’s 2026 Trends Report, we’ve reached a critical saturation point where organizational change is now outpacing leadership capacity, with 70% of organizations reporting significant challenges in managing simultaneous initiatives.

The pressure is high: McLean & Company research highlights that while innovation has surged to a top-two priority this year, change fatigue is at an all-time high as teams navigate the rapid shift toward AI-human collaboration. To succeed in this environment, leaders must move beyond “managing” tasks and focus on energizing their culture.

In this video, I share proven and essential ways for any organization to stimulate and energize change in 2026 and to help make change stick.