Chapter 6

The change dilemma – ‘If it ain’t broke don’t fix it’

Highlights

  • In this chapter you will learn how to evaluate the need for change, assess the organisation’s capability for change and the right timing.
  • Tortoise Bosses are unwilling to start change unless they have to for fear of painful mistakes. Runaway Bosses constantly start change regardless of the chaos it may cause. Both get into a downward spiral. Too little change, too slow, leads to dangerous mediocrity. Too many changes initiated but not completed leads to overwhelm, frustration and low ...

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