Change management comes down to proper planning, collaboration and execution. When the human resources department and the c-suite executives work together, everyone wins.

The best-laid plans often become so warped when trying to lead a change initiative that it makes you wonder if planning for change management is worth it at all. Yet planning for changes that may or may not come is a foundational pillar for successful corporate transitions of any kind. The other foundational pillar, if I may continue this metaphor, is employee buy-in. Smart, motivated, skilled and valuable employees won’t buy into anything if they don’t see their leaders doing the same. Who has time to participate in the change-management plan when not everyone is equally committed? No one. That’s why the HR department and the executive leaders at the top of the company must be on the same page, working off of each other to bring all employees into the fold.

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