I would bet, in your organisation, amongst the many archetypes, there are change makers and change blockers.
Change Makers are people you can rely on to make your project happen.
Change Blockers are people you can rely on to hinder progress as much as possible.
The change maker is indispensable and will never be wanting of work.
The change blocker is frustrating and to be avoided at all costs. Don’t even mention your project to them!
The funny thing is that both of them get what they want.
Their reputations precede them.
The change maker attracts like minded people and the change blocker repels any optimists with an agenda.
Thomas Duggan 