Welcome to the third installment in our series on avoiding common pitfalls in organizational change.This blog describes what is arguably the most under recognized yet absolutely essential function of a change leader - holding the tension of change.

There is no change of any consequence that does not involve anxiety and conflict. Tension is intrinsic to change; it's normal, you can count on it. But it's also something that must be attended to. How you and everybody else deals with that tension has a huge impact on the outcome...