Change is permanent. Change can be opportunity, progress and growth. It can also mean instability, upheaval and disorientation. The management of change—a process for managing the people-side of change—is multifaceted. For organizations, change management is a balanced, structured approach to transitions that move an institution from its present state to a desired future.

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Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...and Others Don't

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Leading Change: Why Transformation Efforts Fail

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