Advanced Change Theory (ACT)

This article readily admitted that it was a hypothesis, and not arrived at via empirical study and observation. However, we all inherently know that change, especially at the organizational level is very difficult for everyone. This article, in its own lengthy and wordy way, spell out just how difficult this is. It’s focus is really more narrow than that even. It is trying to demonstrate that, like Gandhi, you gotta be the change you want to see in the world. It goes on in great length how very difficult it is to “surrender” yourself to the change, and dive in it and swim around for a while.
It really had what I would almost describe as religious overtones to it. It wasn’t the mention of Jesus or other religious figures, rather the use of the language seemed very familiar to a church. Only the message wasn’t that of ‘give me some money so I can buy bibles for these starving babies’ it was more like, here’s the only way to successfully implement a change plan. It really was ‘start with number one’. Be a role model, you gotta really believe in it yourself for others to buy into it.
Then it goes into some possible arguments against it for a tiny bit… this part is really all common sense, but as we know, that’s different for everyone. (get it?…) 

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