Why Leaders Drive Change
Too often, organizations focus only on “change management” processes. Leaders Drive Change is about a deeper truth: sustainable change depends on leadership, culture, and accountability between people — not just processes and policies. Leaders set the tone, translate purpose into operating norms, remove friction, and create the peer accountability that makes new behaviors stick. In today’s AI‑accelerated landscape, this role is even more critical: new tools outpace readiness unless leaders align purpose, skills, and workflows, reduce fear, and build trust and clarity around how people and AI work together.
My Philosophy
“Leadership contributes 71% of the success of change amongst employees.” — Khaw et al., Frontiers in Psychology (2022), systematic review.
Across my career leading cross‑functional operations, I’ve seen transformations that unlocked momentum — and others that stalled despite sound plans. Those contrasts focus my research in organizational leadership on the real‑world drivers of durable change: leadership behaviors, peer norms, and value alignment. My work bridges the practitioner’s view (what actually happens on the floor) with evidence‑based insight (what research shows moves the needle) so leaders can translate purpose into repeatable execution — especially as AI reshapes roles, processes, and expectations.
This platform braids research, practice, and lived experience into actionable guidance for leaders. The goal is simple: inspire the why while managing the how.
— Abe McCauley, PhD