Hi Jesse,
Thank you for reading! I like the Kanban post, especially the points that it makes about ensuring you roll out a well-communicated change and keeping in mind the cultural trends as you make changes.

An area I have a different viewpoint on than the Kanban article is the point about happiness,
"All in all, for as long as the change managers keep the team happy and save them as much stress as they can, any amount of change can be implemented with success."
My thoughts on this is that the job of a leader is to 1) communicate clear objectives and pursue clarity in goals and roles 2) teach employees that they are responsible for their own happiness and stop waiting for perfect, stress-free circumstances - They will never occur. Great leaders inspire their teams to succeed no matter their circumstances.

Studies have shown that happiness is directly correlated with the amount of personal accountability we take in our lives. We are responsible for our own happiness - we cannot wait on others to create that situation for us. To close the loop on 'making employees happy,' I think great leaders should focus on developing high levels of accountability in their teams, which correlate to overall happiness.

Thanks, Jesse - the happiness/personal accountability concept is a hot topic I am passionate about.

Kelli