ABSTRACT
Leading transformational change, perhaps more than any other aspect of leadership, is highly dependent on the will and skill to reconcile competing priorities. It often comes down to balancing incongruous interests and to mastering paradox. But, truly effective transformational change is not about winners and losers, or either/or. It is about the beauty of “and.” Two contradictory things can be true at the same time. There are seven paradoxes that matter most in leading transformational change: 1. Past and Future, 2. Reality and Aspiration, 3. Facts and Feelings, 4. Speed and Rhythm, 5. Flexibility and Focus, 6. Difference and Improvement, 7. Change and Transformation. This book acknowledges the value of tweaks and disruptions, as well as difference and improvement. As the book will make increasingly clear, leading transformational change must be about change and transformation!
