Episodic and Continuous Change

Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing is changed until it is faced.
- James Baldwin

Episodic change revolves around a single big issue such as:

Integration
New Product Launch
Acquisition
IT Investment

With episodic change there is a challenge to get urgency in spurts. The urgency must be there to sustain the sprint.

Continuous

Continuous change is a ceaseless flow of a combination of lots of changes.

In the case of continuous change, it is a marathon. Becoming adept at change must be an asset of the company to succeed for the long term.

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