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Overcoming Resistance

It is natural for organizations to discourage transformation. Organizational structures and processes encourage equilibrium, not change. In this final section of the book, we will consider the role of vision and risk in the process of unleashing power and achieving excellence. In this chapter, we will consider the untapped potential embodied in the middle management of large organizations.

The Pressures for Conformity

Neil Sendelbach is a gifted designer of executive education at Ford. For several years, he and I were jointly responsible for the creation and administration of the Ford–University of Michigan Leadership, Education, and Development Program (LEAD). This program was designed to transform the mind-sets of three ...

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