@Nancy,
That’s a good question.

The 3 attributes under “The right attitude” are all must-have’s in my mind:
1- Persistence, fuelled by high stamina
2- Committed to see the project through completion
3- Prepared to stand-up for the project, even if it means tactfully challenging powerful executives

The following traits, which are listed under “The necessary skills”, are absolutely critical too:
4- Proven ability to remain highly effective under fire;
5- Outstanding team building, interpersonal understanding and communication skills;
6- Participative leadership style, switching to a directive style when necessary.

As for the rest, if your best candidate for the leadership role doesn’t have them, make sure the members of his/her core team bring them to the table.

Think about all the attributes in the blog post as the pieces of a puzzle: the leader of the team MUST possess the most critical pieces (i.e. the 6 qualities I listed above); the members of the core Change Management Team must bring the other ones.

Over time, the Change Management Team will gel and become an effective team – thanks to the leader’s “Outstanding team building, interpersonal understanding and communication skills” and “Participative leadership style, switching to a directive style when necessary” (i.e. 2 of the must-have’s).

I hope this helps,
Edmond.

Thx PJ. I’m glad it helped.
I encourage you to check our blog regularly; we’ll share more change management tools and insights with our readers.
Cheers, Edmond.