Leaders of change: Companies prepare for a stronger future is an Economist Intelligence Unit report, sponsored by Celerant Consulting. The Economist Intelligence Unit conducted the survey and analysis and wrote the report. The findings and views expressed in the report do not necessarily reflect the views of the sponsor. The Economist Intelligence Unit's editorial team designed the survey.

The focus of change management has shifted, according to a survey conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit and sponsored by Celerant Consulting. Although companies remain, as always, cost conscious, they are putting much more emphasis on growing market share and preparing for the future. Similarly, organisations are increasingly devoting their attention to the sales and marketing functions. This further reflects the shift in emphasis towards growth and the future and away from cost cutting. Apparently, executives are leaving the preoccupations of surviving the downturn behind. Yet companies are still, all too often, unable to execute change. The responsibility inevitably resides with their leaders.