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James Antwi
HR Consultant, Ghana
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Why do so Many Change Processes Fail?
Most often change processes do not succeed because of some ASSUMPTIONS we make before and during the change process.
One such well-known assumption is that people hate change so they may resist change. I see this as a myth in change process.
Clearly, it is not that people hate change, but rather people do not want change to be imposed on them.
The best way to avoid this is to involve people in the change process right from the beginning to increase the chances they will corporate with the process.
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Jaap de Jonge
Editor, Netherlands
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Why Change Efforts Not Succeed
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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Gregory Johnson
Coach, United States
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Why Change Efforts Fail
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Steven Cooke
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Paramathmuni srinivas Kumar
India
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Camel and Thorn Analogy for Resistance of Change
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Fernando Rodriguez
Project Manager, United States
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Who are the Informers of the Change Processes?
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Kartikeyan
Manager, India
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Risks in Change Process not Addressed
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Graham Williams
Management Consultant, South Africa
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Armando Aramayo
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Henry
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Bernhard Keim
Business Consultant, Germany
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patricia lucki
Consultant, Guatemala
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Connie James
Professor
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Bernhard Keim
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Graham Williams
Management Consultant, South Africa
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Why So Many Change Processes Fail
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Sridhar Gopal
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Norman Dragt
Netherlands
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Oshun, Grace Okaima
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Faris Babouri
Coach, France
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Muhammad Ali
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Mark Kelly
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Soma Pillay
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India
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Patrick Parsons
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