1) Effective change management requires having the right people in various roles to support the change initiative. This includes executives to sponsor the change, middle managers to coach direct reports, a project team to manage the technical aspects, and a change management resource to coordinate efforts.
2) Each role plays an important part - executives authorize and fund changes, middle managers support frontline adoption, project teams implement solutions, and the change management resource enables others and ensures coordination.
3) Having the right people engaged in the right ways is necessary to move beyond good intentions to successful change outcomes.