Take a look at the following list of potential changes. Which ones apply to you?

• Transforming a business unit that succeeded for years by focusing on technological prowess into a unit that must now focus on customer insight and service
• Leading an organization from domestic competition onto the global battlefield
• Accelerating growth by focusing not just on building things, but on all the services that go with after-sales support
• Changing the culture from one of the considered deliberations to fast, first-moving decision-makers
• Redesigning jobs to incorporate new technology
• Changing the unit's leadership style from a command-and-control focus to one that is more network-centric and inclusive
• Something else equally daunting

If you have been asked to lead any one of these major changes (hopefully not all of them at once), then I have little doubt that you are the right person for the job. Think about a favorite leader of yours in business, education, religion, or your community that lead a change in the organization. What were the factors that led to the changes being made? How did this person lead the organization through change? What was the resistance or barriers they experienced to make changes? Did this leader make mistakes along the way? IF so how did they correct these mistakes? What were the steps the leader took to make these changes? What was the end result for the organization? How did the organization improve?