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Cascades: 6 Principles for Creating Transformational Change

Leading Blog

As Niall Ferguson observed in The Square and the Tower , “Often the biggest changes in history are the achievements of thinly documented, informally organized groups of people.”. As we all have different thresholds of conformity based on our on personal characteristics, there are varying thresholds of resistance in any group.

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5 Behaviors of Leaders Who Embrace Change

Harvard Business Review

Successful change-agile leaders at all levels in the organization respond to changes in the business environment by seizing opportunities, including throwing out old models and developing new ways of doing business. ”, so that people can fight the natural instinct to resist change.

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