“A change initiative can fail for multiple reasons - in fact, there are just too many things that can go wrong. The focus of the initiative might be wrong - too narrow or too broad. The initiative might be poorly executed or under-resourced. But most often, a change initiative fails because it hits a behavioral impasse. Something in the culture of the company is in conflict with the objective or execution of the initiative.” ReasonCultureFocusFailingConflictInitiativeMultiple Author:James A. Champy
“When a change initiative is focused on changing a company's culture directly, it can take five to ten years to accomplish its objective. Company cultures don't change easily. My friend Peter Drucker used to argue that company cultures don't change at all.” CultureAccomplishFocusedArguingInitiative Author:James A. Champy
“I think that people still naturally want to be part of a team and participate in the success and achievement of a group effort. So we tend to be enthusiastic and productive - and even loyal. I believe that there are very few people who purposefully try to undermine the efforts of their organization. When people do act against the objectives of a change initiative, it's often because they genuinely believe it's not the right thing for the company to do. You could argue that it's a form of misguided loyalty.” PeopleThinkingTryingBelieveI BelieveEffortTeamAchievementArguingLoyaltyRight ThingProductiveLoyalInitiativeEnthusiastic Author:James A. Champy
