As a leader you'll need to remain vigilant and constantly surveil your organization and its people to ensure that the organization is health and changes you intend create their desired impact as you move into the future. This survival guide is filled with suggestions, tips and best practices that we have found that make the difference in companies around the world. In our careers as change agents we have discovered that rigor in planning and quality communication are the best inoculants that will prevent your watering hole from becoming infested with crocodiles. In addition to how you can best shape and design your change, you will learn tips about how you can communicate more effectively in all aspects of work, but especially when executing a change hangs in the balance.