You know the story. Management comes up with a great idea. The new idea is either impressed, forced or encouraged on the department. The department is not very excited about the idea. The new idea starts strong for about 2 – 4 weeks. The idea begins to fail due to resistance, forgetfulness, inattention and non-compliance. In 3 months, the idea is forgotten, ignored, or dismissed as a bad or dumb idea. Did this effort to change fail or is the change in and of itself really a pass/ fail test? Change is hard for both people and organizations, but it doesn’t have to be if we conduct a Change Fit Assessment and understand the 5 Key Change Elements. There is a better way to create sustainable change for you and your teams and it isn’t as hard as you would think.
