Leading change: reflections from a Harvard course (part 3)
<p><strong>Concentrate power. </strong>Once you’ve acquired power, don’t hold it for a small circle of ‘elites’, your leadership team. The main reason is that change takes time and patience; it’s not a one-shot that solves it all. For instance, a new party wins elections for the first time, and those who have built the party feel it’s time for them to be rewarded. They spend energy trying to monopolise power positions in their party, being part of all decision-making bodies. They justify their behaviours by telling themselves that they need to have control to make change happen. This is confusing temptation with opportunity. Change occurs when collective power for action is created and more people are allowed to contribute.</p>
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