How do you reply to a classmate about Stakeholder Power Base Importance of Change Success Prediposition to Change Understanding and Commitment Actions Business Partners High High Innovators or early adopters Supportive Shares vision and celebrates the small wins early Executive Leaders High High Innovators or early adopters High Commitment Communicate the process and checks to ensure it is working Leaders Medium Medium Early majority Neutral Showcase app features Team members Medium Low Nonadapters Resistant Gets informed for app to be used Looking at our chart while conducting my exercise, Desca et al., (2024)," our executive leaders have the highest commitment because they are part of the team that needs to drive the change. They are the group that will communicate the change to team members, and by doing so, they will be directly affected, as they will be adjusting their schedules. The second decision/action is that team members may initially be at a certain level of resistance to change; however, they will no longer have an excuse for calling out, since all parties will be notified of the requests. "However, this practice requires middle managers to gain trust through their own passion, commitment, and personal investment instead of relying only on their positional authority (Niekerk and Rensbburg, 2022, p.15)." Through this exercise, I can clearly see that middle management drives change, as they are the executors