If you do a search on LinkedIn you will note the rise in demand for people to apply for positions labelled (in some varied configuration) as “Change Manager”. As of today there were 2047 job openings by this description. Not that long ago the position did not even exist. Someone out there somewhere suggested that people do not like to change, and/or that people are overwhelmed with change – and many are buying in — enough to hire people to become change managers!

I think that this perspective may be missing the mark, and the hiring of a change manager may not be the silver bullet that leaders are hoping for. However, all is not lost. The fact is, people change all the time – and they even enjoy it! Please Continue Reading …