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Why Do Change programmes Fail ? - A subject close to my heart!
I have had the good fortune to work with some great companies and achieve some fantastic results with them using lean and Kaizen methods. The problem is that when I’ve returned some time later for the next round of improvements, I have found that changes and principles implimented have slipped, or even disappeared altogether. Why on earth after all that effort, soul searching, creativity and sweat have the benefits won been allowed to evapourate ?
It seems to me that big part of the problem is that senior and middle management have pretty busy days plus priorities and objectives that aren’t aligned to improvement programmes, which can be “added on” when crises hit.
A few years ago when kicking off a change programme, I was mentoring an operations manager when he was given his objectives for the year. Before discussing these with him I asked if he had any input into them and also how he set the objectives of his team. Not only did he have no input into his objectives, he had already written those of his team in isolation. The opportunity to align personal objectives and development plans to business goals was completely missed !
How can we hope to align the business and drive forward on one unified front if we behave like this? It’s vital that we understand the importance of management structure and deploy objectives that mean something, are aligned to the objectives, strategy and tactics of the business and more importantly that we believe in them. This is the only way we can align our performance measurement and management systems and stand a chance of “Managing Change”.
This is a big pointer to why change programmes fail. I have been involved in programmes that are “passed down the management chain” and end up resting with people with little or no authority and absolutely no input to personal objectives. You’d have to be Superman to make a change programme stick in these circumstances.
So what should we do ?
It all comes down to sound management. A change programme needs to be woven in to the fabric of the company management structure by setting objectives that pick up the key deliverables of change programmes and cascade these down to those who will ultimately have to live the story. This means intervention at each level of management and the development of visual performance measurement systems that give a clear picture of what’s going well, and where we need to focus attention to improve. This links straight back to the “golden triangle” of Standard Work, Visual Management and Standard management.
I wholeheartedly believe in “bottom up” change programmes but only if there is equal vigour and tenacity applied to the “top down” planning and support. Change should never be a bolt on after thought.
Paul Cook
Consultant TotalFlow










