Change Leadership
Improvement hinges on leaders who set vision, mobilise stakeholders, manage resistance effectively. Boundary-spanning approaches outperform leader-centric approaches (Higgs, Kuipers and Steijn, 2023), while targeted development of implementation leadership and climate improves adoption and sustainment (Aarons et al., 2024).
Technique Overview
Change Leadership Definition
Change leadership is the ability to influence and enthuse others through personal advocacy, vision and drive, and to access resources to build a solid platform for change (Higgs and Rowland, 2005).
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Business Application
Implementation, success factors and measures of Change Leadership *
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Further Reading
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Change Leadership references (4 of up to 20) *
- Aarons, G. A., Sklar, M., Ehrhart, M. G., Roesch, S., Moullin, J. C., & Carandang, K. (2024). Randomized trial of the Leadership and Organizational Change for Implementation (LOCI) strategy in substance use treatment clinics. Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment, 165, 209437. https://pub
- American Management Association (1994) Survey on Change Management, AMA, New York.
- Bradt, G. (2011) How John Smale Changed the Business Environment for Procter & Gamble. Forbes, 22 November.
- Carnall, C. (1999) Managing Change in Organisations. Prentice Hall, London.
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