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OVERCOMING AND THRIVING ON ADVERSITY

don’t wait for someone to show them what to do. They
become their own champions of change.
To do this, you have to understand the human dynamics
of change. People strive to maintain the status quo and sus-
tain what is familiar to them. Here’s the key to this secret:
when you are faced with change, it’s time to get curious.
Why, what, how, and who are the questions that you want
to be asking. What’s the new vision? Who are the key
stakeholders? How do they feel about it? Who will benefit
and how? And, finally, how can I help implement the
change and then ensure that it is sustained?
Embracing change will help you build new skills,
broaden your perspective, and enhance your resilience. In
the process, you will stand out as a leader and achieve suc-
cess as a result of the change effort.
My personal experience is that the most difficult
changes I have undertaken have created my greatest
growth opportunities and have always strengthened both
my competence and my confidence. Each change initiative
forced me to tap into my creative side, which fostered some
of my best planning and provided me with some of my
greatest opportunities for visibility as an effective leader.
So, I know that this is possible!
When I left my corporate career after 15 years, I wanted
to follow up on my burning desire to have my own leader-
ship development company. When I announced that I was
leaving the company to start my own organization, I was

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