The Second-System Problem in Enterprise Transformation

The first transformation changes the system. The second one tests whether the organization has changed at all. There is a moment in almost every large transformation when the room gets very quiet. It usually happens after someone asks a deceptively simple question: “Why are we still doing this?” Why are …

Transformation Programs Don’t Fail at the Strategy Stage

The strategy is rarely where transformation breaks down. The real test begins when the PowerPoint ends and the organization has to change how it actually works. Transformation has become one of those words that can mean almost anything. A new operating model. A digital overhaul. A cost program. A customer-experience …