Real change leaders are seldom found in executive suites. Though top-level involvement is essential to organizational change, the real change leaders (RCLs) who affect how the majority of people perform come from the ranks of middle and frontline managers. A recent study of nearly 150 mid-level change leaders in 29 different change efforts explored what makes RCLs stand out from traditional middle managers, and what top management can do to ensure a critical mass of this emerging …showed first 75 words of 4430 total…

…showed last 75 words of 4430 total…skills that we cannot otherwise develop. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Real change leaders believe that top management cannot leave to chance the development of the attitudes, skills, tools, and approaches needed to steer through change. Their message is clear. Any organization facing change should pursue a rigorous program to identify, evaluate, develop, deploy, and accelerate the growth of a cadre of RCLs. These emerging leaders represent the single best source of leadership capacity and talent for the future.