Gillian Perry has over 10 years of experience leading change management initiatives. She discussed lessons learned from change project successes and failures. Successful change involves participation from leadership, frontline managers, and employees. It requires continuous communication, an experienced team, and a well-planned approach tailored to the specific change. Participation leads to higher success rates, including allowing frontline employees to take initiative to drive change. Different personalities prefer different levels of involvement. Finally, she introduced the Change Management Institute as a resource for networking, development, and staying up to date on change management topics.