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Despite the focus of contemporary leadership and change theory on the need for transformational leaders as visionary inspirers of change, many change initiatives still fail to deliver. Instead, they often increase cynicism and frustration. The focus of this chapter is following the journey of four people developing the capabilities to engage others in change activity. This chapter brings together an overview of the literature and an empirical study.
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Trinder, J. (2008). A Leader’s Journey to Engage. In: James, K.T., Collins, J. (eds) Leadership Learning. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230584075_4
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