Last week we witnessed two failed transformations. The first was President Trump’s attempts to secure consensus on funding a border wall resulting in him declaring a state of emergency. The second was New York’s attempts to address the backlash against its deal with Amazon resulting in Amazon’s decision to pull out of the deal.
For the purposes of this article, I ask that you leave your opinions behind these issues aside.
Both attempts spotlight examples of leaders trying to change people’s mindset and opinions. Both were trying to transform based on their interests and beliefs. Both were controversial with supporters and detractors. Both failed to drive enough consensus and are now forced to explore plan b’s to achieve their objections.
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Source: IT Strategy