The Chief of Staff Podcast Change Management Strategies for Chiefs of Staff with Audrey Ware and Fanni Gabor
Jul 3, 2025
In this insightful chat, Audrey Ware, a Chief of Staff at a startup, shares her transformation tales and effective change management strategies. Fanni Gabor, also a Chief of Staff, emphasizes creating organizational flow, especially during high growth. They discuss the realities of managing expectations amid delays and the critical role of addressing change head-on. The conversation dives into navigating AI's impact on the workplace and the necessity of building buy-in through strategic feedback. Get ready to enhance your leadership skills with their candid insights!
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Embracing Constant Change
- Fanni thrives on constant change, having moved multiple times and experienced personal evolutions rapidly.
- She embraces change as essential growth rather than decline, influencing her approach as a Chief of Staff.
Change is Inherent to Chief of Staff
- Change is inherent to the Chief of Staff role as projects impact people and processes.
- Different types of change, like personnel or process, require tailored rollout strategies due to their unique impacts.
AI & Identity Disruption
- Fanni's startup operates in digital identity and AI, disrupting traditional categories rapidly.
- They build internal AI agents and face the challenge of change being inherently uncomfortable for humans biologically.