”Everyone has a stake in change, everyone has a role in change, and everyone should be bought into the change. “

Change is hard, there is no doubt about it. But it’s even more difficult when it’s led poorly and the people who are deemed responsible for that change were never brought into it properly in the first place. That’s why solid leadership and guiding a team through change is important. 

In this episode of Time Limit, decorated corporate pioneer and global authority on change Al Comeaux shares his thoughts and experiences working through change in organizations like Travelocity, GE, and American Airlines. He also covers some themes and lessons from his new book Change (the) Management: Why We as Leaders Must Change for the Change to Last. The interview with Al covers a lot of ground, including:

• What is change management
• The failure rate of change management
• Why leaders need to be an active part of change initiatives
• How an organization’s leaders can lead change
• How to plan and manage change
• Stories about failure in change management at large organizations
• Four things winning leaders can do to successfully lead change
• How to communicate change
• Using SMART goals to facilitate change
• Managing process change from Waterfall to Agile

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Change (the) Management: Why We as Leaders Must Change for the Change to Last