Despite being perfectly adept leaders, we continue to sign up for change efforts we know are doomed to fail. Given how much money and work goes into these efforts, that failure rate is a terrible shame. Resources are wasted, organizations lose focus, people's lives are upended, and the result is that people and organizations have little to show for their efforts. In this Summary you will learn and begin to understand topics such as , Six enemies of change that stand in the way of lasting transformation, Four methods for becoming allies of change, and how to pull employees than push them towards change just to mention a few.