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

Change Starts Here

In 2011, Mark Hughes of the University of Brighton wrote about his research into the source of the statistic in The Journal of Change Management: Do 70 per cent of all organizational change initiatives really fail? .” Google “70% change failure rate,” and you’ll see 1.96 million results. ” How do they know?

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Buy-In – The Imperative Strategy

Strategy Driven

This idea is supported by Harvard Business School Professor John Kotter, authority on leadership and change, who finds that in order to succeed, 75% of the company’s management, needs to ‘buy into’ the change. Consulted: provides information and/or expertise. Accountable: has authority to sign off.

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Benefits of Debriefing

Strategy Driven

John Kotter, the renowned scholar on change management, suggests that successful change requires management to create opportunities for ‘short term wins,’ thereby repetitively reinforcing positive steps along the path to change. He also serves as a consultant to process and continuous improvement management programs.

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Top 16 Books for Human Resource and Talent Management Executives

Chart Your Course

Every HR, OD professional, and management consultant should at the very least be aware of their existence, if not well-versed in their ideas and theories. A book that is a favorite among consultants. Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us (2011). Listed in no particular order. The 7 Habits are: 1) Be proactive.

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How to Get Health Care Employees Onboard with Change

Harvard Business Review

Twenty years ago, John Kotter pegged the failure rate at 70% and the needle hasn’t moved much since. I’d worked with organizational change consultant Phil Harkins at a number of different health systems before, including Centura, and he understood our situation acutely. Insight Center. Innovating for Value in Health Care.