When…

When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves

– Viktor Frankl

Successful…

Successful transformation is 70 to 90 percent leadership and only 10-30 percent management.

– John Kotter

Those who…

Those who expect moments of change to be comfortable and free of conflict have not learned their history

– Joan Wallach Scott

People…

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

– Peter F. Drucker

Times…

Times and conditions change so rapidly that we must keep our aim constantly focused on the future

– Walt Disney

Every successful organisation…

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

Change…

Change your opinions, keep to your principles; change your leaves, keep intact your roots

– Victor Hugo

An organisation’s…

An organisation’s ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage

– Jack Welch

I see…

I see the world being slowly transformed into a wilderness; I hear the approaching thunder that, one day, will destroy us too. I feel the suffering of millions. And yet, when I look up at the sky, I somehow feel that everything will change for the better, that this cruelty too shall end, that peace and tranquility will return once more.

– Anne Frank

Organisational structures…

Organisational structures that allow divisions and departments to own their turf and people with long tenure to take root, create group distinctions which makes it easier to resist compromise and prevent collaboration

– Rosabeth Moss Kanter