Frequently we frame cultural change in organizations as a necessary return to normalcy, discipline, and structure. A call to arms of what “right” looks like; it frequently pits new ways of thinking ...

Most advice about building internal support for organizational change reiterates perfunctory platitudes, reminding leaders to communicate reasons for the change, or even to be excited about the change ...

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The clock strikes midnight. Confetti rains down as the band triumphantly breaks into their traditional rendition of Auld Lang Syne. Optimism for the upcoming year is projected by the corporate ...

There’s a now-famous statistic from McKinsey & Company, stating that 70% of change efforts fail. Their research also shows that these failures are largely due to “employee resistance and lack of ...

Organizational change doesn’t and can’t happen through stand-downs and education alone, no matter how well-executed. Organizational change requires sustained implementation beyond the schoolhouse, not ...