Be Different or be dead

December 20, 2010

What does a successful change leader look like?

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Stand-out organizations are dominated with people who love change.

This is the difference between leaders of change and managers of change.

The change manager…
         
- Loves continuity  
- Protects status quo                    
- Manages momentum
- Limply reacts to unforeseen events            
- Incremental change artist
- Huge Comfort Zone
- Tolerates change
- Takes baby steps
- Evolutionary speed

The change leader…

- Hates continuity; loves change
- Morphs current state to something new
- Creates discontinuity
- Brilliant reaction agent
- Breakthrough change driver
- Huge Discomfort Zone
- Drives change
- Takes Giant leaps
- Revolutionary speed

What if your organization had more change leaders than managers?

Remarkable not invisible. Distinctive not common. Unique not average.

DiFFERENT not dead.

Cheers,
Roy
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• Posted 12.20.10 at 11:00 am by Roy Osing
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