In essence all of these leaders, and others, accelerated the pace of change, collaborated across partisan boundaries, challenged the status quo, eliminated red tape and bureaucracy, and did whatever was necessary to get things done.

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The advent of social media has made the situation infinitely more combustible and accelerated the pace of change.

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Kotter International is focused on helping our clients stay on pace with the accelerated rate of change in business.

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But the pace of change has accelerated in recent months, with some noted gains for American policy.

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