Stacking the Deck: How to Lead Breakthrough Change Against Any Odds

Chapter 2Step Two: Assembling and Unifying Your Leadership Team

If you are proposing a large-scale change in your organization, you are undoubtedly passionate about how necessary it is and about crafting a breakthrough vision for the future. But it will be an uphill battle, often more difficult and prone to failure than you may anticipate. No matter how compelling the need and how strong your passion for making the change, achieving and sustaining breakthrough change will require much more than just your passion. No great change has ever been accomplished by one leader alone: one person's skill, charisma, and sheer energy are simply not enough. Leaders must rely on a well-balanced leadership team. Some have the luxury (and responsibility) ...