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Leading Change? It Takes Discipline, Perseverance, Grit, and Determination

Let’s talk about these “old-fashioned” words called discipline, perseverance, grit, and determination. Those words, when it comes to leading change, are really going to determine whether you succeed or fail. Whether the change initiative is implemented and successful, whether it’s partially implemented, or it just goes by the wayside altogether. In a previous video on…

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“Must-Dos” When Preparing to Lead Change

In this video, I discuss two things you need to consider to lead change, over and above developing a strategy, which are what I call intelligence preparation of the battlespace and operational preparation of the battlespace. From a military perspective, intelligence preparation of the battlespace is gathering all the data on the problem that you’re…

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When Leading Change, You Must Strive to CONQUER

W. Brent Barron, CEO of NGAGE, pens this guest post. N-Gage is NGAGE is a professional sales organization with vast experience in sales, alternate channels, marketing and business intelligence. Change is hard. Especially when you’re leading it. It’s no secret that uncertainty and ambiguity comprise the new normal for today’s leaders. Although it’s tempting to simply…

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