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CHAPTER 5

IN TRANSITION—

GAME CHANGER

Embracing Change

I’m sure you’ve heard this before, but I think it’s worth
saying again, “The one thing that is constant in life is
change.” And if you are a business leader today, you might
be living this statement on a daily basis. Think of all the
things we are “redoing” in organizations now, such as
restructuring, resizing, reengineering, and retooling. Real
leadership is not about leading in a “business as usual” envi-
ronment but rather about leading during times that are
tough and ambiguous—during times of change, like those
that we are experiencing now.
While change has actually become a way of life in busi-
ness over the past decade, it still seems to present us with

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