We promote people for the wrong reasons, fail to teach them the skills they actually need, and then blame them when things go wrong.

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When a team is exhausted by change, the answer is not to push harder. Change fatigue is not resistance or a lack of motivation — it is depletion. Leaders cannot inspire people out of an empty tank; they must first help refill it. Why Does Change Drain People So Completely? Change becomes overwhelming when demands increase while control decreases. Research consistently shows that people cope far better with pressure when they feel they have some influence over how they work. T

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