title: How effective leaders achieve success in critical change initiatives. Part 1: building and sustaining momentum.
abstract: The first in a series of articles presenting the results of a research project focused on leaders who achieved proven success in large-scale change management initiatives. The overriding objective of the study was to discover what leadership behaviours and strategies were instrumental in achieving both short- and long-term success. This first piece outlines strategies to build and sustain momentum.
authors.affiliation: Staffield Consulting Ltd.
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: Larry
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Peterson
mesh_terms: D019981:Health Care Sector; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D007857:Leadership; D009936:Organizational Innovation