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🎙 Leading Through Change — Why Most Transformations Fail Before They Start
Edition 29 – Elite Leader Insights™ Podcast

In this episode of the Elite Leader Insights™ Podcast, Donald C. Kunkel Jr. unpacks one of the most consistent failure points in organizational growth: change without influence.

Billions are spent on change initiatives every year, yet most still fail to gain lasting traction. Why? Because while strategy gets the spotlight, human behavior gets ignored.

Change feels strategic to leadership — but deeply personal to teams. And without influence, trust, and emotional intelligence, even the best plan collapses under resistance.

Drawing from the TECCA Influence System™ and insights from The Foundations of Influence, this episode explores the psychology behind change, the leadership blind spots that sabotage it, and the frameworks that help leaders build momentum instead of friction.

This is for every leader navigating transformation — whether you're guiding a team through a restructure or trying to shift culture in meaningful ways.

You’ll learn:

• Why most leaders fail to lead people through change (not just into it)
• How the Diffusion of Innovation and Stages of Change models reveal your hidden resistance points
• What it means to lead with trust during uncertainty
• Five specific actions that increase your influence during transitions
• How the TECCA Influence Assessment™ helps identify your leadership blind spots and strengths in change

📚 Resources Mentioned:

• The Foundations of Influence: The Power to Lead & Inspire
• TECCA™ Influence Assessment + Power Profile™ (Free for a limited time)
• Elite Leader Insights™ Newsletter

🎯 Final Thought:
Change isn’t a strategy problem.
It’s a leadership mirror.
And if you don’t lead with influence, the plan won’t matter.

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Elite Leader Insights is hosted by Donald C. Kunkel Jr., founder of the Elite Leadership Center, author of The Foundations of Influence: The Power to Lead and Inspire, and creator of the TECCA Influence System™.

Elite Leader Insights is hosted by Donald C. Kunkel Jr., founder of the Elite Leadership Center, author of The Foundations of Influence: The Power to Lead and Inspire, and creator of the TECCA Influence System

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