How Leaders and Employees Can Be Partners in Change

People closer to the decision making feel more favorably toward change than those further away. Employees need to have more agency in the process.

A number of factors contribute to what we call “change distance” in organizations. Some reflect roles and business trends; others result from troubling disconnects between leaders and the people they lead.
Leaders can mitigate the effects of change distance if they actively increase employee agency. Using negotiation techniques as a framework can help.