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Part OneThe underpinningtheoryAll appears to <strong>change</strong> when we <strong>change</strong>.Henri AmielIndividual <strong>change</strong> is at the heart <strong>of</strong> everything that is achieved in organizations.Once individuals have the motivation to do something different, thewhole world can begin to <strong>change</strong>. The conspiracy laws in the UK recognizethis capacity for big <strong>change</strong> to start small. In some legal cases, the merestnod or a wink between two people seems to be considered adequateevidence to indicate a conspiratorial act. In some respects this type <strong>of</strong> lawindicates the incredible power that individuals have within them to challengeexisting power strongholds <strong>and</strong> alter the way things are done.However, individuals are to some extent governed by the norms <strong>of</strong> thegroups they belong to, <strong>and</strong> groups are bound together in a whole system<strong>of</strong> groups <strong>of</strong> people that interconnect in various habitual ways. So thestory is not always that simple. Individuals, teams <strong>and</strong> organizations allplay a part in the process <strong>of</strong> <strong>change</strong>, <strong>and</strong> leaders have a particularlyonerous responsibility: that is, <strong>making</strong> all this happen.9

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