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The Future of Operational Excellence

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The Future of Operational Excellence

Making the ‘human system’ the focal point of transformation efforts unleashes extraordinary, tangible results.

Co-Creation Partners,

5 min read
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If you want to improve organizational performance, focus on changing your culture.

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Why do some change initiatives thrive and others fall flat? In this detailed report, corporate culture experts Gaurav Bhatnagar and Heather Gilmartin Adams of the consulting company Co-Creation Partners illustrate why prioritizing your people and preparing them for change are the crucial foundations of implementing technical changes. Bhatnagar and Adams offer practical tips to help corporate leaders implement culturally focused, performance-enhancing change. getAbstract recommends you read this article to remind you that change happens when people change.

Summary

Many organizational leaders understand that performance-enhancing change initiatives must coincide with shifts in corporate culture. But too often, focus on employees comes after the fact, or is limited to surface-level “compliance.” As a result, roughly 70% of change programs don’t survive long-term: Early successes give way to doubt and disconnect between company leadership and frontline employees.

Because reluctance to embrace new ways of doing things can make or break an organization’s change efforts, leaders...

About the Authors

Gaurav Bhatnagar is managing partner at the consulting company Co-Creation Partners, where Heather Gilmartin Adams is engagement manager.

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