The Change Process Tipping Point

The Change Process in a company or organization still fascinates me. You struggle, and struggle and struggle and then suddenly the path forward seems to ease and change rolls forward. Keeping the energy high enough to struggle through this tipping point is the challenge.

We worked with a client all this week. In the middle of the week, things seemed grim and the struggle was hard. Then, upon arriving this morning, the mood was remarkably different. Energy was up; the team saw the end of the tough week and worked hard to close this workshop out. Then, the report out to the senior executive staff was extraordinary and left the entire team, pumped up. The team's willingness to stick throughout the process and fight through to the end made it all worthwhile. I wonder whether this tipping point is a crux in all personal and organizational change processes.