Leading Change

Of the issues involved in leading narrative change effectively: what constitutes power in the organization, who has it, and who uses it, is vital to the leader and a key reason for listening to stories and discerning narratives. This is not to say that those who have oriented themselves to power are opposed to you, clearly they aren’t. It is rather a call to understand where power lies and not confuse the pursuit of one with being aware of the other. Your power will come as trust is built between you and members. So, yes, people will leave and some that do will be important to the organization in its current form. What those who lead narratively will recognize is that the organization in its current form is not sufficient, otherwise there would not be the need for change.