Sibbet and Wendling (2018) describe change as a “river.” Rivers are never the same from one season to the next and often differ a lot from one another. Holes, swirls, big rocks appear and disappear depending on how the water is running. This is a good metaphor for the fluid environment that leaders must navigate to champion and lead change. Part of navigating a river or the chaotic environment (the “speed of now”) leaders are experiencing requires a willingness to enter into the unknown. For leaders, entering into the territory of the unknown is essential for change to occur. There are some drivers of change that frame this journey into the unknown.
There are also many myths and anecdotes about change that ...
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