Question 1: Agree or disagree; why? "In the short term, fear works. And in some cases, a fear-based "burning platform" is the most appropriate way to get the organization to quickly understand the need to change and to respond in new ways."

Question 2: Illustrate the following quote with an example from your own experience. "Because current pressures usually shove long-term objectives to the side, leaders are proving to be much more practiced in reacting to putting out brush fires in today's organizations than in preparing the organization to be more change capable."

Question 3: Agree or disagree; why? "Organizational leaders need to be comprised of confident but humble CEOs and by well-functioning top management teams who collectively understand the entire organization, not a lone wolf with a reputation for individualism and boldness."

Question 4: Illustrate the following quote with an example from your own experience or research. "To many organizations, change comes like a hurricane season. Everyone knows it's coming. It is the same every year. The only thing we don't know is "Who will it hit this time?"...To other organizations change comes like the earthquake. We may never see it coming but have this nagging feeling that it is."