Intersections Fourteenth Edition - Insights #2

Can There be Change if There is No Trust?

That question can be answered with a very cautious yes, BUT...

Because trust is an essential ingredient in any long term relationship; personal, professional or political, the use of revolutionary instead of evolutionary means to coerce and manipulate change, means that extended-term success is jeopardized. In the sort-term, for an organizational change management program that has limited internal scope and needs to happen quickly, the lack of trust can be overcome with a few elements in place such as the following: