Change is everywhere, and in the last one hundred years humans have experienced the fastest rate of change ever.
As long as people were around, no one could travel faster than we – or our horses – could run. Then all of a sudden we are zipping around in planes, and our messages ride the airwaves at the speed of sound.
Far from slowing down, the rate of change is actually speeding up even faster. Consider how quickly we adopt new technology these days. Faxes took two decades; DVDs knocked out VHS almost overnight. Change is clearly in the air.
Despite all this experience we’ve had with change, most organizations still are not very good at it. In the Sixties and Seventies, only 20% of change initiatives met expectations. Today, that figure is still stuck at 20%.
But today, the 80% failure rate is being felt. Can organizations survive with only a 20% success rate?
The answer is… no!
It may be messy, but it’s nature’s way. If you don’t adapt, you die out – making room for those that do it better.
That’s what’s happening in business today. Everywhere you look, organizations are merging and purging – or selling out and shutting down. The consequences for not being able to keep up are dire.
As depressing as this may sound, there is good news. There is a way to beat the odds.
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Humans are the most changeable, adaptable species ever to walk the Earth, and we don’t like to go down without a fight. Unlike other animals, we try to figure out what’s going on and work out solutions. It’s what makes us human.
And when it comes to corporate change, some of us have figured it out. For these lucky few, change is more a science than an art. They use proven approaches that give them consistently positive results.
Just think what a boost that could give you against the rest of the drones out there – swinging away and getting only one in five.
Our new online library will give you all the secrets, right down to the last detail. Become a change master, the rarest species of all.
Of course, while rare, change masters are never endangered.
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