So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity and conservation, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality, nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit.
– Christopher McCandless
Things don’t have to change the world to be important
-Steve Jobs
After living with their dysfunctional behaviour for so many years people become invested in defending their dysfunctions rather than changing them
– Marshall Goldsmith
Acceptance of change is dependent upon the validity of both of the competence and intent of those leading
– Paradigms of Leadership
When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves
– Viktor Frankl
Successful transformation is 70 to 90 percent leadership and only 10-30 percent management.
– John Kotter
Those who expect moments of change to be comfortable and free of conflict have not learned their history
– Joan Wallach Scott
People who don’t take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year. People who do take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year
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Times and conditions change so rapidly that we must keep our aim constantly focused on the future
– Walt Disney
Every successful organisation has to make the transition from a world defined primarily by repetition to one primarily defined by change. This is the biggest transformation in the structure of how people work together since the agricultural revolution
– Bill Drayton
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