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Leicester city and the art of transformation...

There are very few instances that warrant a great tribute. A Leicester Win is one such event, and it shook the sporting fraternity by surprise. It was a sustained effort over a full season to win the premiership title. Their approach articulates what Transformation is all about: Focus, Persistence, Dogged Passion through incremental efforts. A successful transformation need not be an expensive affair or time-consuming. What is required in a true transformation is incremental effort(s) towards a long-term vision. Delivering a truly radical transformation or turnaround requires solid focus on short term imperatives whilst keeping an eye on the long-term vision. But how do we achieve both the short-term goals and long term vision with balance.  The key lies in structuring the transformation programme into small projects/phases. Each project/phase is an "incremental effort" towards a long term goal. Secondly, achieving short-term wins deliver secondary benefits: valid...