Cristian Sirboiu – Global Executive Advisor: Change & HR

Walking the transformational change tightrope

admin — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 16:05:00 +0000

Let’s face it: transformational change is always complicated, and can even be messy. While playbooks and training do help, experience and a focused approach are even better. What separate successful transformations from chaos? Smart communication, agility, and leadership that actually cares. After years of leading transformational change, I have learned one thing: there is no silver bullet […]

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What Makes Transformational Changes Stick?

admin — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 16:02:00 +0000

In a previous article, I wrote about what is needed for Transformational Changes to be successful at the Go-live. Is the Go-live the end of a transformational journey? Does a successful Go-live automatically guarantee the long-term sustainment of a Change? While working for a global food / FMCG leader, I was at the core of […]

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What makes a successful cross-functional project team?

admin — Fri, 04 Jul 2025 16:04:00 +0000

Twenty “old friends” met for dinner last week. One flew 1,200 km to Zürich and back, one took the train for a total of 350 km just for the evening. Why make the effort? We all have busy professional lives and families. A couple of us are still with the same company, some have retired […]

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What makes transformational changes successful?

admin — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 16:02:00 +0000

While working for a global food / FMCG leader, I was at the core of some of the largest Transformational Changes in our industry: new business models, M&As followed by massive integrations, large-scale divestitures. Sometimes people ask me: “What makes organizations succeed in such complex endeavours?”. A simple question, but is the answer as easy? […]

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