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Microsoft 365 Copilot Adoption: A practical guide for business leaders and consultants
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Microsoft 365 Copilot Adoption: A practical guide for business leaders and consultants

by Mark Smith, Megan Smith
September 2025
Intermediate to advanced
305 pages
9h 1m
English
Microsoft Press
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Chapter 4

Change management

The secret to successful change lies beyond the visible and busy activities that surround change. Successful change, at its core, is rooted in something much simpler: how to facilitate change with one person.

–JEFF HIATT, PROSCI FOUNDER

In this chapter, you will:

  • Learn about change management and understand why a formal approach to change management is necessary to drive impactful Copilot adoption

  • Discover proven change management frameworks to support the people aspect of change that delivers results

  • Recognize the unique challenges and barriers that can cause resistance to change for people who are learning how to incorporate Copilot into their daily workflow

Introduction to change management

Change is a constant ...

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