Why Change Fails

To compete effectively in today's marketplace companies must give customers new and better value propositions and be able to adapt quickly to changing market forces.

DTI "Innovation Report: Competing in the Global Economy", December 2003

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We all know that implementing change is seldom easy. In fact, findings published by top research firms and academic bodies continue to reveal that a huge proportion of change initiatives fail. And SMEs are not immune to these statistics.

The major causes of failure are often agreed to be:

inadequate communication
employee resistance (at all levels)
poor leadership

lack of sponsorship
lack of focus

There are proven methods for leading and facilitating change to deliver successful outcomes, so why are failure rates so high?

Well, other factors that contribute to failure but which are often overlooked are:

Change Facilitators bring many years of experience to bear to your Change Programme.

underestimating the complexity of translating the "vision" into reality
underestimating the challenge of changing peoples behaviour
lack of special skills required to successfully drive the change process
unforeseen pressures of keeping day-to-day operations running smoothly
interference of politics, power plays, or hidden personal agendas

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