Positive Leadership Tip | Ep 22: The Key to Leading Change
The Jon Gordon Podcast
Jon Gordon
4.8 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 15 October 2025
⏱️ 1 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of Positive Leadership, I share the key to successfully leading change: it’s all about relationships. I'll reveal that most change initiatives fail not because of the change itself, but because leaders overlook the importance of building trust and connection with their teams. I'll talk about how great communication creates trust, commitment, and teamwork, all essential for driving and implementing change effectively. Learn why focusing on relationships leads to greater buy-in and better results when guiding your team through transitions. If this resonates, share the episode with someone striving to lead positive change!
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, this is John Gordon with your positive leadership tip of the week. |
| 0:06.0 | You know, most change initiatives fail, not because of the ideas that involve change or the change itself, but rather because leaders don't have relationships with their team who are dealing with the change. |
| 0:18.6 | If you want to drive change successfully, it's all about developing |
| 0:22.4 | relationships. Great communication. Great communication generates trust. Trust generates commitment. |
| 0:29.7 | Commitment fosters teamwork and teamwork delivers great results. When you have the relationship |
| 0:35.2 | and you have the trust, you then have the buy-in that embraces the |
| 0:39.2 | change, accepts the change, and is willing to institute and implement the change. |
| 0:44.8 | So you want a successful change initiative. |
| 0:48.2 | Make sure that you are developing relationships, building the trust, communicating, and you will thrive through the change. |
| 0:57.1 | Okay, have a great day. |
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