Research 2025-11-08 Change Leadership Lugano

Does network position help drive change?

Does network position help drive change? — SHR, Lugano
Does network position help drive change? — SHR, Lugano

Does network position help drive change? — what studies show, and what they don't.

The research

Battilana and Casciaro (2012, Academy of Management Journal) find informal centrality helps, with network structure depending on how radical the change is.

The limit

UK hospital context. (our executive and employee training programmes)

Does network position help drive change? — SHR, Lugano — Tessin
Does network position help drive change? — SHR, Lugano — Tessin

Practical check in Lugano

Identify each team's informal relays before announcing change. To go further: explore the Change Leadership training in Lugano, or browse our executive and employee training programmes in Switzerland.

In pictures: Change Leadership in Lugano

Change Leadership training in Lugano — in practice
Change Leadership training in Lugano — in practice
Change Leadership training in Lugano — hands-on workshop
Change Leadership training in Lugano — hands-on workshop
Change Leadership training in Lugano — on the ground
Change Leadership training in Lugano — on the ground