Machiavelli wrote: ‘there is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more powerless to conduct or more uncertain in its success than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things because the innovators have for enemies all those who would have done well under the old conditions and lukewarm defenders in those who may do well’ (The Prince, Ch. 5). Discuss the implications of Machiavelli’s thinking for the implementation of ideas. What steps can be taken to try to circumvent some of the difficulties that might arise in the way that Machiavelli suggested?