Recognize, redirect, execute--if natural and political factors didn't affect how we lead change, the challenge would be a lot more straightforward, though still not simple.
How we think--the biology and psychology of cognition--is a major factor in leading change, because our understanding of the present and future is limited.
What's the connection between organizational culture and change? A strong culture as great when the organization doesn't need to change, but when it does, a strong culture can be a big problem.
It's hard to change what you don't see. One of the hardest aspects of leading change is the way that some of the things we do become taken-for-granted routines that we don't even think about.