Leaders face chaotic interruption more than ever. Planning is still important, but many aspects of the biggest changes leaders face are now like hurricanes: unexpected, unpredictable, and often unwanted. But they are also not an option. Leaders need a new language and new expectations to effectively and humanely equip their teams to adapt. This book provides quick hands-on help to take action and facilitate readiness for intense, rapid, unexpected, or unpredictable change. Inside are 10 simple readiness-building conversations and exercises can help you get clarity RIGHT NOW about: WHY people are responding the way they are, and - HOW to build readiness without spooking or marginalizing people when you need their engagement most. Though able to support planned change initiatives, the exercises in this book are not based on progressive “phases of a change,” because chaotic change can move in any direction and at varying speeds without warning. The chaotic elements of change won’t respect your Plan. Instead, these exercises build people’s skill at readiness, helping leaders, followers, and teams get good at preparing in advance when they can, and targeting and addressing issues and needs as a change evolves.