What are the common pitfalls when implementing organizational change?
There are many reasons why organizational change fails. Among them are: • 1) Inconsistencies between management’s words and actions. • 2) Unclear or overreaching expectations without a good measurement system to evaluate the change. • 3) Not changing compensation, organization, information, promotion/selection systems. • 4) Management not realizing successful organizational change takes persistent efforts that may last years. • 5) Management blindly following a technique or buzzword – trying to force a square peg into a round hole. • 6) Assuming training employees is the only change they need to make. See our articles on Training.
