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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

”, so that people can fight the natural instinct to resist change. Look ahead and see opportunity: Most leaders view this as the role of senior executives. They: Share a compelling, clear purpose: Purpose is the guardrail for actions. Change agility requires an answer to the question “Why?”, Competing in the Future.

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