They say that change is difficult. Apparently, organisational change is even more fun. Mark links to McKinsey saying "Only a third of transformations of any kind were deemed very or extremely successful."
Apologies for being pedantic but I don't think change is difficult. Control is what's difficult. People and organisations are changing all the time, just not in the ways that some of us want.
I think a lot of boring discussions about "change management" would be more interesting if we looked at what demands are being made for obedience and why they're not being met.
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Comments (2)
Brilliant distinction!
In my experience too, control is usually at the root of problems within companies and even the most common sensical adjustments, let alone chance, turn into a compromise not worth making.
September 7, 2008 13:31 Permalink for comment
Yes, I like that Johnnie. Looking at why demands for obedience are not being met could generate some real insights.
I'm going to dwell on that one for a bit.
Cheers,
Stuart
September 7, 2008 22:10 Permalink for comment