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We don’t know whether he ever knew it or not, but Warren Bennis was the kind of author that elicited audible reactions from the people that read what he had to say about leadership. He, Peter Drucker, Tom Peters and perhaps a handful of others in the 1980s jump-started the ongoing obsession with leadership that appears from all available indicators to be both very much alive and well.

Can you imagine a world without change? Not the comparatively simplistic, common, normal, everyday transitions one would expect to make, but the game-changing, disruptive, fear-inducing transformations that have become just about everybody’s new normal.

We don’t know whether he ever knew it or not, but Warren Bennis was the kind of author that elicited audible reactions from the people that read what he had to say about leadership. He, Peter Drucker, Tom Peters and perhaps a handful of others in the 1980s jump-started the ongoing obsession with leadership that appears from all available indicators to be both very much alive and well.

The only constant factor in the modern workplace is change. Leaders have the difficult role of facing change themselves, leading their team through change and maintaining alignment with next-level leadership. Although some people may naturally have some of the instincts of a leader, no great leader is successful without making thoughtful, purposeful attempts to hone the necessary skills and characteristics required to lead situationally and intentionally. Use the questions in this guide to stimulate meaningful discussion and insight into the behaviors used to influence others during change.

Change preparedness is defined as a high-level measurement of your team’s potential to actively engage with a specific change.

Trust is an essential ingredient for high-performing organizations. Use the questions in this guide to stimulate insightful discussion into how you can demonstrate trust-building behaviors that create synergy, increase motivation and retain talent.