Founder Changebility - Solution Architect & Change Advocate

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Maryam is an accomplished professional with an MSc in Business Information Systems and the prestigious CCMP certification as a Change Management Professional. Her passion for social impact and advocacy led her to make a significant career shift, leaving the private sector behind to dedicate herself to working for non-profit organisations. Despite her successful tenure in the corporate world, her strong commitment to driving positive change and making a difference in society propelled her towards this new path. Now, as she applies her expertise in digital transformation and organizational change within the non-profit sector, Maryam continues to champion person-centred design and stakeholder engagement, aligning her professional endeavours with her deeply held values. Feel free to reach out to her for insights on certificates, her professional methodology, or simply for a conversation about Change Management and social impact initiatives.

 

Note from Maryam:

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“Making purposeful changes in my life has led me to become a certified change manager with CCMP.  I made the purposeful choice to study in the male-dominated tech industry. Many years later, I made the choice to leave the big business and work at the busiest, least funded Women’s Shelter in all of Australia.  

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The Alice Springs Woman’s Shelter is an all-female organisation founded by a woman who opened her home to those in need.  I spent two years learning from the women who accessed the services and the women who worked there.  I made this choice so that I could be a part of the change at the deepest level.  I also made the choice to work in the NFP sector to learn the needs of small, underfunded organisations. 

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I understand that change is as much about the ability to change, e.g. skills, as it is about the capability to welcome the change, e.g. willpower and motivation. These two factors (ability and capability) combined can be described as the adaptability of the person, the organisation and its culture, is key.  

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My Personal View on Change 

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Change has a distinct relationship between internal and external forces.  This goes for both the person and for a transition.  Sometimes, within an organisation, there are internal changes, such as a key staff member resigning, changing locations or the implementation of a new software tool. 

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Sometimes, there is a legislative change in the market or supply chain or a change in funding requirements. These external forces change how the organisation’s internal operations, functions, and tools interact with each other. The key is to establish the relationship between all these forces. 

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In most cases, organisations cannot change external forces, such as legislation or a pandemic.  I work with organisations not only to have the ability to manage the necessary internal changes to external forces but, more importantly, work with organisations to embed agility into their culture.  I call this, training the change muscle.  Like any muscle, the change muscle requires strengthening, conditioning, healthy reinforcement, and, most of all, the acknowledgement that there may be some pains or strains along the way. The change muscle has a relationship to each person in the organisation but also the organisation.”