Change · Adoption · Development
Make change work across your organization.
I help organizations plan and implement change, bringing together process improvement, technology adoption and leadership development so that new ways of working take hold.
Companies I've worked with
What needs to work better in your business?
A new system is live, but people still rely on the old process. Work is duplicated across teams while other tasks go unclaimed. Managers spend their time resolving urgent issues, with little opportunity to address what keeps causing them.
You can also bring me in before a rollout or reorganization, to plan the work and prepare the people involved. The work can focus on one area or bring several together.
Areas I can help with
Choose an area to explore
Change management and technology adoption
For a technology rollout, system migration, reorganization or integration following a merger or acquisition, I connect the delivery plan with the changes people need to make in their work.
I assess the impact, work through requirements and dependencies, and build a plan for implementation. This includes preparing leaders and teams, addressing concerns and coordinating the work across functions. As the change takes effect, I track adoption and work with the relevant teams to address barriers to using the new systems or processes.
Organizational development and process improvement
I investigate how work moves through your organization: where decisions wait, responsibilities overlap, handovers break down or teams repeat the same effort. Process mapping, conversations with the people involved and analysis of available data help establish what is causing the problem.
Working with leadership and the affected teams, I redesign workflows and how decisions are made, address gaps in ownership, and agree the systems and support the work requires. I then help put those changes into use and assess whether they are improving the way the business operates.
Leadership and manager development
I help leaders improve how they set direction, delegate, make decisions and support their teams. We work on the management practices behind conflicting priorities, missed commitments and work that repeatedly needs to be corrected or escalated.
The work can combine individual leadership coaching with workshops and team sessions. Leaders work through real decisions, practise difficult conversations and test changes with their teams. We review how they establish accountability, respond when work goes off course and give people the support to act with confidence.
From priorities to implementation
You can bring me in for a focused project, advice on a specific decision or an ongoing part-time role. We agree the scope, responsibilities and how I will work with your team.
Review the work
I use business analysis to examine processes, available data and the experience of the people doing the work, then recommend where to act.
Plan the changes
We work through the options, and I develop a delivery plan setting out priorities, responsibilities, dependencies and how we will assess progress.
Lead implementation
I lead the agreed work and coordinate the teams, decisions and dependencies it involves. We review progress and adoption, address issues and adjust the plan as needed.
Selected work
One example for each area I work in.
- Owner-led industrial company · Austria
Sales ran on spreadsheets. The company needed a system the team would actually use.
Commission splits, quote revisions and bilingual terms became automatic. The team works in it every day.
- Software platform · Company-wide localization
Brought in after a restructuring to rebuild localization for every team that needed it.
One process for product, website, email and help content. Every team adopted it, and fewer questions reached managers.
- Financial services · Leadership teams · Poland
Leaders needed to give feedback and hold difficult conversations with their teams.
Leaders prepared the conversations they were facing, held them, then reviewed what happened.
Before recommending a change, I ask: if I had to do this myself, what would my day actually look like? That question helps me see the steps, dependencies and support that a plan needs to account for.
I'm Joanna Dysiewicz
I am an organizational development and change consultant with a background in adult education, technology delivery and business operations. I have designed corporate learning programmes, led system implementations and rebuilt processes across teams.
- Background
- Adult education · Technology delivery · Business operations
- Languages
- English · Spanish · Polish
- Where
- With organizations around the world
More about my background
That experience lets me work through a business problem with leadership, discuss the implications with technical teams and help the people affected put the change into practice. My work also includes coaching leaders on communication, team management and decisions.
What people say about working with me
Excerpts from recommendations on LinkedIn.
“She continued to impress me with how quickly she built relationships, acquired knowledge about tools and processes … and made proactive suggestions throughout.”
“Joanna never left any rock unturned, and was never afraid to ask ‘the tough questions’.”
“Joanna was an incredible business partner in my time working with her.”
Working together
Another question? Email or call
Can you work with an existing plan or team?
Yes. I build on your priorities, the work already done and the decisions already made. We agree where I can contribute and what I will take responsibility for alongside your team.
Can you take responsibility for implementation?
Yes. I can lead an agreed project or workstream, coordinate the people involved and manage the plan through delivery. For ongoing or fractional work, we define my responsibilities, decision-making authority and how I work with your team.
Can we work with you on leadership development only?
Yes. Individual coaching, a focused workshop or a development programme can be a standalone engagement. We start with what your leaders need to handle and agree how to assess progress in their work.
How do you handle resistance to change?
I investigate what people are responding to. The issue may be an impractical process, competing demands, unclear decisions, a skills gap or a concern that has not been addressed. I work with leaders and teams to respond to the cause and use that feedback to improve the change.
How are fees agreed?
After discussing your situation, I propose the scope, deliverables, timing and fee. We agree these before the work begins.
Contact me
Call or email me to discuss what you have in mind.
Tell me briefly what is changing and when.