Machiavelli was wrong in claiming that introducing a new order of things is the most perilous thing to take in hand, as not taking the lead and failing to drive change can be more perilous for an organization. An interview with Daryl Conner discusses how sustaining a nimble organization that embraces rather than resists change is important for success.
2. There is nothing more difficult to take in hand,
more perilous to conduct,
or more uncertain in its success,
than to take the lead
in the introduction of a new order of things.
Niccolo Machiavelli