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By David W. Miller, Ph.D., Director of the Faith & Work Initiative at Princeton University and independent external ethics adviser to Philip Morris International[1] Our attitude towards change is less than consistent. When we don’t like the status quo, we demand change. Aspiring politicians leverage that instinct. And yet when a leader tries to change the system our reaction is often to resist, whether out of fear, discomfort, or disagreement. Cynics recite Alphonse Karr’s quip: ‘The more things change, the more they stay the same.’ Or, as the Who put it in their classic song ‘We Won’t Get Fooled Again’: ‘Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss.