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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
I agree with Jaap de Jonge and would like to add a caveat. Oftentimes our ambition is to improve an existing situation. ...
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Steven Cooke, Philippines
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Change Processes are CONTINUOUS
One of the main reasons that I have seen "Change Processes" fail in my career is that they are often really designed and...
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Paramathmuni srinivas Kumar
India
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Camel and Thorn Analogy for Resistance of Change
A camel enjoys eating thorns; thus it has blood smeared in its mouth… It persists eating the thorns despite of getting h...
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Fernando Rodriguez
Project Manager, United States
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Who are the Informers of the Change Processes?
I noticed in my field that often upper management does not listen to the doers/performers. These performers are usually ...
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Kartikeyan
Manager, India
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Risks in Change Process not Addressed
Change is often seen too much as a positive thing. In the process of preparing and carrying out the change process, appr...
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Graham Williams
Management Consultant, South Africa
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Why So Many Change Processes Fail
For starters, inherent in the 8 Kotter solutions is an old-style, "PROJECT-BASED' PARADIGM - which in any event doesn't ...
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Armando Aramayo
Business Consultant, Peru
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The Need for Flexibility in Change Processes
Everything changes every minute. Businesses are no exception. For businesses, changes occur both in the market (externa...
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Henry
Manager, Hong Kong
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Culture is Difficult to Change
I think the CULTURE of an organization is one of the most important things in any organization, but it's also a large re...
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Bernhard Keim
Business Consultant, Germany
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The Current System at Least Works to some Extent…
Resistance against change is widespread and common. One of the reasons for it is that the existing system works and the ...
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patricia lucki
Consultant, Guatemala
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Key Role of Communication
In any case, with or without Kotter, which is a fair beginning, COMMUNICATIONS is basic. People resist imposition, no ma...
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Connie James
Professor
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The Change has to be Integrated in the Organization
Loved the question and agree with the answers. I thought of how change is often viewed as an add-on instead of being INT...
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Bernhard Keim
Business Consultant, Germany
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Resisting Change is Rational
To resist change is far more rational than to embrace it. Every organisation needs stability to work. Change is a threat...
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Graham Williams
Management Consultant, South Africa
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Why So Many Change Processes Fail
@Armando (flexibility) and @Patricia (communication) make excellent points.
Quite apart from serious, genuine change im...
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Sridhar Gopal
Management Consultant, India
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What's in it for Me…
We all have experienced change - with, without and in spite of resistance:
As a high school student we moved on to ...
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Norman Dragt
Netherlands
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Back to Basics of Motivation
I wonder if Kotter ever looked at motivational theory when addressing change. A motivational theory would be that of Pla...
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Oshun, Grace Okaima
Lecturer, Nigeria
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Resistance To Change is Exaggerated
The belief that there will always be resistance to change is over bloated.
People resist change when there is a communi...
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Faris Babouri
Coach, France
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We are Afraid of Change!
We often fail to change because we are UNCONSCIOUSLY RELUCTANT to it.
That is because we know what we leave behind, but...
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Muhammad Ali
Student (Other), Pakistan
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Lack of Readiness for Change and Mindfulness
Most change processes fail because of resistance for change.
This aspect is caused bynegative factors affiliated with t...
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Mark Kelly
Manager, Australia
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Embrace Resistance
As Waddell pointed out, resistance can be one of the main reasons why change fails. This point has come up in various th...
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Soma Pillay
Manager, United Kingdom
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Why do So Many Change Processes Fail?
Agree with all.
Top management see change as a task and use a top-down approach, which could fail as they are far remov...
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Pramod Kumar Gupta
India
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Do not be Naive in Change Management
Obviously, if the OBJECTIVE IS A TAINTED* one - a strategy which might affect the people concerned adversely (e.g., redu...
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M P SINGH
CxO / Board, India
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The Objective Needs to be in the Interest of the Organization
The objective of the change should not be doubted by the people involved. At the same time, the intention of the leader...
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Patrick Parsons, South Africa
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Why Projects Fail
Agree with all statements above.
Note that change is brought about by either an initiative or a project that is to be i...
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Isaiah Maisiba
Manager, Kenya
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Why so Many Change Processes are Failing?
Change means breaking habits we learned long ago, sometimes over a life time. It implies moving OUT OF COMFORT ZONES. It...
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Rob Powys-Smith
Analyst, United Kingdom
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Change versus Changing
@Greg Johnson: This strikes me as a subtle, but key distinction. "We are changing" invokes a continuous improvement mind...
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T V N Murthy
Entrepreneur, India
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Change is Inevitable
No process will fail.
Every process of a change has takers and ignorant people. Takers make it a success and ignorant p...
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Daniel Lopez
Argentina
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The Culture of your People
The main problem is the people's CULTURE. You need to fight with that. It is always a problem. If you have this in mind ...
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Vincent Miholic
Manager, United States
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Is 'Change' an Institutional Value?
Ideally, change should be a cultural characteristic, woven into the fabric of the institution. CHANGE SHOULD BE EMBRACED...
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Abraham Simpson
CEO, Nauru
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Why Corporate Change often Fails
My experience in corporate change lies with companies having less than 1000 employees. Both as a leader of change and as...
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Damodaram Kuppuswami
Consultant, India
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Focus on Creating Understanding of the Need for Change
Fear and anxiety certainly influence the acceptance for change. However, if people are informed of the need and scope of...
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EDGAR SARRIA CAMPO
Teacher, Colombia
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Involve People in the Change and in its Goals and Activities
If you want people to assume the change, involve them in the change: that they participate in the definition of goals, o...
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Andyson Mupeta
Student (MBA), Zambia
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Sustain the Intended Changes
I have noticed that the FADING SUPPORT FOR THE INITIAL CHANGES before the intended results are realized contributes to f...
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Isaiah Maisiba
Manager, Kenya
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Sustaining the Change Process
WE HAVE TO ACCEPT CHANGE OR CHANGE WILL CHANGE US. Change is the only constant phenomena for success, it must be accepte...
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Abdourahmane DIOP
Management Consultant, Senegal
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Factors Explaining Failing Change Efforts
At home, in Senegal, two major factors explain the failures in the implementation of the change: it is a DEFICIENT ATTIT...
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Love Lonnroth
Management Consultant, Sweden
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Change is Hard When Rigidity is the Norm
Established organizations have invested a lot of time and effort in becoming management machines. STABILITY IS THE NORM ...
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Steven Cooke, Philippines
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Real Management Support for the Change Effort is Required
@Abdourahmane DIOP: True! You said: "this is a deficient attitude of management" - in any case. Real (visible) MANAGEMEN...
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David Harland
Consultant, United Kingdom
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Candour is a Must in Change
Whenever I read one of these threads, it's clear that (at least together) the people here know the issues and the proces...
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Lloyd Lawrence
Manager, Australia
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Many Blocks to Change..
I have experience in rolling out a national Knowledge Management project. I am several layers down the chain and so was ...
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Neilson Asiedu
Strategy Consultant, United States
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Why a Change Process Fails
Change is an undeniable factor in our social life.
According to George Bernard Shaw; “Progress is impossible without ch...
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David Harland
Consultant, United Kingdom
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Change Stress and Cognitive Impairment
Good points @Lloyd Lawrence. My policy has always been if I assign someone to a task they can speak to anyone they need ...
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Omondi
Manager, Kenya
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Why do So Many Change Processes Fail?
In my opinion many change processes fail due to LEADERSHIP'S INABILITY to define the change agenda, communicate it, mana...
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Lloyd Lawrence
Manager, Australia
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Toyota's Success
@David Harland: Thanks David, It certainly would be interesting to experience an adaptable and creative environment (wou...
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Alan
Student (University), China
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The Key is the Inside and Emotions of Human Beings
So many useful answers... it's unbelievable. This motivated me to think deeply. In my opinion, I think the origin of thi...
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Maurice Hogarth
Consultant, United Kingdom
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Change and Personal Pay-Off
@Sridhar Gopal: I agree and believe that this is the fundamental aspect of why many change "projects" fail. People do no...
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Om Tiwari
Turnaround Manager, India
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Why the Change Initiatives Fail
Change is the only constant, permanent thing. Whether we like it or not, change should be planned for when the business ...
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