article thumbnail

It’s Time to Abolish the 70% Change Failure Rate Statistic

Change Starts Here

In my own digging into this topic, I’ve found experts like Ken Blanchard and Daryl Conner also referenced their own research and estimates that 70% of change initiatives fail, without citing specific evidence. Google “70% change failure rate,” and you’ll see 1.96 million results. Is the 70% Failure Rate a Myth?

Kotter 143