Chapater 3The Vision: Starting with the End in Mind

“Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?”

“That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,” said the Cat.

“I don’t much care where“said Alice.

“Then it doesn’t matter which way you go,” said the Cat.

“—so long as I get SOMEWHERE,” Alice added as an explanation.

“Oh, you’re sure to do that, “said the Cat, “if you only walk long enough.”

—Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

The backstory woven throughout this book is that you’ve been asked to participate on (or even lead) a team responsible for creating a large-scale change. Executives have asked you to create a plan to take your organization from Point A to Point D. Points B and C are going to be skipped in this effort. ...

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