How do you keep employees engaged through constant change?
"Another change?"
How do you keep employees engaged?
You may recognise this: your employees aren’t against change, but they’re tired of having to adapt to one change after another.
A new strategy follows a restructuring. A new system is introduced while the previous change hasn’t been fully absorbed yet. And when you announce yet another initiative, you’re met mostly with sighs, hesitation and comments like: “This too shall pass.”
That’s change fatigue.
Gartner describes change in today’s workplace as increasingly frequent, complex and difficult to manage. In research conducted in 2025, only 32% of business leaders felt their most recent change had been successfully adopted in a healthy way. In addition, 79% of employees had little confidence in change. Change fatigue is a consequence of the sheer volume and pace of change.
The problem isn’t just that people become less enthusiastic. Change fatigue can make people slower to adapt, cause them to disengage or simply wait and see what happens.
So the question becomes: how do you keep people engaged without putting even more pressure on them to change?
Change fatigue calls for a different change mindset.
You can tell employees that change is important.
You can deliver a compelling presentation about the future.
You can develop an extensive change plan.
But that doesn’t necessarily get people moving.
A change mindset looks at the problem differently.
Instead of asking only, “How do we get people on board?”, it also asks:
“How can we make change easier to deal with?”
Break through change fatigue by encouraging a different mindset.
Cyriel Kortleven helps organisations navigate precisely this turning point.
His approach starts with a simple idea: you can’t always control what changes. But you can influence how you respond to it.
That doesn’t mean employees have to feel positive about everything.
It means learning to recognise where they have influence. And then taking a small step.
From change fatigue to movement.
Cyriel uses the YES, AND, ACT approach to help make this happen.
YES means temporarily suspending your judgement. You don’t have to like a change straight away.
AND means exploring a different perspective. What else might be possible?
ACT means taking a small step. Instead of waiting until everything is clear, start with what you can do.
This creates a simple progression: A different perspective → different behaviour → small action → greater sense of control → forward movement
You don’t always need to give people more energy. Sometimes, the real goal is to stop change from draining so much energy unnecessarily.
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Cyriel has a unique talent for communicating in an engaging and playful way, keeping his audience captivated while sharing valuable insights. He helps people understand the foundations of a change mindset and provides practical, simple tips that they can put into practice straight away."
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What will the audience take away?
After a 60–90-minute keynote, participants will have practical ways to approach continuous change differently.
They recognise the signs of change fatigue in themselves and others.
They understand how their change mindset influences their behaviour.
They learn to respond differently to uncertainty and resistance.
They turn big changes into small, achievable actions.
What does this look like the next day?
Imagine an employee saying, “Here we go again. Another new initiative.”
Instead of immediately joining in the frustration, there’s room for a different question:
“What can we influence?”
It may sound like a small shift. But that’s exactly where movement can begin again.
When is this keynote relevant?
The keynote about Change Fatigue is a great fit for:
- Organisation-wide events
- HR and leadership events
- Change programmes
- Strategy and innovation days
- Culture programmes
- Team days
- Organisational restructurings
- Digital transformations
- Organisations going through multiple changes at once
The content can be tailored to your organisation, audience and specific challenges.
So, who is Cyriel?
Cyriel Kortleven is an experienced keynote speaker on change and an expert in building a change mindset. He helps organisations look at change in a different way and make it easier to navigate in daily practice.
What you can expect:
- More than 20 years of experience as a keynote speaker
- Delivered keynotes in more than 40 countries worldwide
- Collaborations with international organisations
- More than 345 recommendations on LinkedIn
- An interactive and energetic speaking style
- Practical insights that can be applied immediately
- Humour combined with genuine depth
Curious to experience his approach? Watch the 3 minute showreel.
What makes Cyriel different from other change speakers?
Because he doesn’t make change heavier - he makes it lighter.
Where many speakers focus on models and processes, Cyriel first opens the way people think. He combines humour with psychological insight and translates complex change into simple, practical ideas. No standard motivation talk, but interactive moments that stick. No big theories, but small shifts that make an immediate difference. And most importantly: he doesn’t just talk about change - he lets you experience it in the room.What is change fatigue?
Change fatigue occurs when people feel that more change is coming their way than they can cope with. This can lead to resistance, apathy, scepticism or disengagement.
How do you recognise change fatigue in employees?
Look out for signs such as cynicism, declining engagement, a wait-and-see attitude, resistance to new initiatives, and comments like “This too shall pass.”
How do you prevent change fatigue?
Make change clearer, smaller and easier to manage. Give people room to feel they have some influence, and help them take small steps forward.
Who is this keynote for?
For organisations going through frequent change, where HR professionals, leaders and teams are looking for ways to maintain engagement and keep things moving.
Can the keynote be tailored to our organisation?
Yes. Cyriel adapts the examples, perspectives and interactive elements to your organisation and audience.
What's the next step?
The easiest next step is a short briefing call. During our initial conversation, I’ll get a clear picture of your objectives, audience and context, and give you more insight into my content and approach. Based on that, I’ll put together a tailored proposal that fits your event perfectly.
Would you prefer to start by email? Feel free to send me a brief description including the date, type of event and number of participants. I’ll prepare an initial proposal based on that information.
And it doesn’t stop with the keynote. Participants get access to additional inspiration and in-depth content, helping the insights continue to make an impact long after the event. Together, we’ll make it more than a standalone session: a meaningful step in your change journey.
Feel free to get in touch for a tailored proposal.
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