Lead Change Blog

JULY 8, 2019

In this post I focus on one point: selecting the right change ambassadors using Rogers’ innovation theory. The early adopters first take a critical look at the proposal before deciding whether it’s a good idea or not. The early adopters first take a critical look at the proposal before deciding whether it’s a good idea or not.

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 19, 2014

Smith and O''Connell go on to explain that: Given the importance of peer influence, people need to perceive that respected peers are adopting change.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

Smith and O''Connell go on to explain that: Given the importance of peer influence, people need to perceive that respected peers are adopting change.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2017

We began selling this new smart fan option and had several thousand excited early adopters. We were also a little too smitten with our technology, and assumed it would immediately appeal to the “early majority” – who as described in E.M.

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