Why do so Many Change Processes Fail?

Why Change Efforts Not Succeed
Jaap de Jonge, Management Consultant, Netherlands
Thank you James for your interesting topic. I think this very much behind Kotter's thinking with his eight reasons and phases why many change processes don't succeed.
Also take a look at our competence center about Resistance to change which has a lot on how we can avoid and manage such resistance.

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