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The Three Bandits
of Change Leadership
By Jim Haudan

Successful businesses are constantly changing. They’re introducing new offerings
based on customer demand, making product updates to improve their bottom line,
expanding into new markets, promoting employees and more. But unfortunately
not everyone is always ready to adapt. In fact, for every supporter of change, leaders
will be challenged by those who are resistant or scared to embrace the new, the
unknown. And because of the disharmony caused by the change-adverse, the
leadership, and possibly the whole organization, is put at risk for failure.