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The six questions leaders must ask before implementing change

The six questions leaders must ask before implementing change

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The six questions leaders must ask before implementing change

- 1/3 of change initiatives fail before they even get started. That begs the question why? Because change leaders often engage their organization in implementing change before conducting an important first step, getting clear with themselves on exactly what's changing and why. Not being clear on this causes chaos, sending the organization off to work on the wrong priorities unsuccessfully. Before implementing anything, ask yourself and fellow change leaders, six questions. First, are you clear on what problem you're solving with the change? And is it the right problem, the real underlying issue? Addressing a symptom rather than the cause of an issue means the change is misguided. A client of mine, they rushed to do a sweeping reorganization of their company, only to later discover they weren't addressing some underlying cultural issues that needed to change first. Millions of dollars, a ton of effort and way too much…

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