It’s happening again. There’s a transformation effort being announced with all sorts of excitement from leaders behind it – this time it’s a new global strategic initiative to focus on sustainability. But the question for me as I sit in my auditorium seat remains – “will this one stick?”. All large transformation efforts, whether it’s a new strategy, a new process or technology implementation, or a re-organization, fundamentally struggle – but few understand why.
Read MoreIn our work, we see many triggers for a new strategy - sometimes a change in leadership, technology changes, etc. But one of the most pressing is an acquisition. For the organization being acquired, we would like to offer a few points of advice as learned from an unlikely source - HBO’s Game of Thrones.
Read MoreCreating a compelling case for change is a pre-requisite for success in any new strategy or initiative. Without this, it is doomed to fail. This important aspect of change is unfortunately also one of the most neglected. If the team does not believe there is a need to change, how can they be expected to?
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