Key points

Five critical questions must be addressed for change initiatives to be successful.

Successful change requires the participation of the right people who fully understand the change initiative.

Without sufficient resources, the change effort will fail.

This post was coauthored by Paul B. Thornton.

We live in a world that is constantly changing, and ever more quickly. This means that to keep up, organizations and their leaders need to promote positive change initiatives that will really work. Unfortunately, despite good intentions, nearly 70 percent of change initiatives will fall short of achieving the desired results.

To boost the chances of success, leaders need to find clear answers to these five critical change-related questions:

1. Who Needs to Change?

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