14Finishing the Implementation: Handling Success

You are now approaching the final stages of finishing the implementation, and although there remain a few tasks for you to perform, primarily your job is completed. You set out on a crusade several years ago; you have passed safely through all the phases of the change process; your effort is totally secure; and you have spent the last year finishing up your mission. You have gently yet unswervingly persisted in your attempt to improve productivity; you have averted several potential disasters; and you have stabilized the situation. The present reality includes a steady increase in usage of the product by the converted and conversion of the uninitiated.

The main caution we offer at this juncture ...

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