15Leading People Through Change
Pat Zigarmi and Judd Hoekstra
As we discussed in the last chapter, leaders often get overwhelmed when they implement change. In many ways, they feel trapped in a lose-lose situation. If they try to launch a disruptive change effort, they risk unleashing all kinds of pent-up negative feelings in people. On the other hand, if leaders don’t constantly drive change, their organizations will be displaced by organizations committed to innovation. It’s been said that if you don’t change, you’re dying. Add to that the fifteen Predictable Reasons Why Change Efforts Typically Fail, and it’s easy to see why leaders become immobilized around change. That’s why Pat Zigarmi and Judd Hoekstra developed a Leading People Through ...
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