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Change is everywhere, and in the last one hundred years humans have experienced the fastest rate of change ever.

For thousands and thousands of years, humans moved no faster than a man could walk. Then for thousands more it was no faster than a horse. Then in a few short decades we developed trains, cars, planes, and rocket ships. And our communication travels the speed of light.

Far from slowing down, the rate of change is actually speeding up even faster. Consider how quickly we adopt new technology these days. Faxes took two decades; DVDs knocked out VHS almost overnight. Change is clearly in the air.

Despite all this experience we’ve had with change, most organizations still are not very good at it. In the Sixties and Seventies, only 20% of change initiatives met expectations. Today, that figure is still stuck at 20%.

But today, a 20% success rate isn’t cutting it anymore.

Can organizations survive with only a 20% success rate.

The answer is… no!

It’s nature’s way. Species that don’t adapt to change; die out and make room for others that are better suited to the new environment. The system adapts because the individual organism dies out.

That’s what’s happening in business today. Everywhere you look, organizations are merging and purging – or selling out and shutting down. The consequences for not being able to keep up are dire.

As depressing as this may sound, there is good news. There is a way to beat the odds.

With the possible exception of the cockroach, humans are the most changeable, most adaptable species the planet has ever produced. We are not wired to step aside and let the next Johnny-come-lately primate forward. Humans by their very nature must try to figure out what the new environment demands and work out some solution to make it happen.

And when it comes to corporate change, some of us have figured it out. For these lucky few, change is more a science than an art. They use proven approaches that give them consistently positive results.

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Just think what a boost that could give you against the rest of the drones out there – swinging away and getting only one in five.

Our articles will reveal to you the keys to the kingdom; the specific and practical steps that will make you the rarest of all species: the change master.

Never fear! Change masters may be rare, but they are never endangered.

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