Today's business environment is constantly changing.

As leaders, we are faced with these changes daily.

Ignoring change or just going with the flow will not help your organization cope with

change.

We can look to others' examples to help us cope better with change.

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Leading through change requires vision.

A leader needs to build a team to lead the organization forward.

Leading means having followers; willing followers follow

best.

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resistance to move the organization forward.

Leaders must constantly develop their own personal leadership skill set and that

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Leading an organization through change requires transformational leadership.

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