It’s been almost 10 years since HBR published John Kotter’s classic article, "Why Transformation Efforts Fail.” And although his suggestions for how to improve the odds have been widely accepted, the ...

There are plenty of resources on change management and oodles of "expert" consultants companies can hire. So why do so many organizations get it wrong? In a 2013 Strategy& and Katzenbach Center survey ...

It wasn’t long after I left the SEAL Teams, attended graduate school, and started my first company that I realized change is a consistent reality in today’s more volatile and disruptive business ...

CECOM ILSC Executive Director Ms. Nicole D. Osaghae formally rolled out her initiatives to the ILSC workforce at their quarterly Town Hall on 8 November 2023. There are many elements that will drive ...

In light of the nationwide shortage of clinicians and other allied health professionals, hospitals and health systems are struggling to staff operating rooms and are spending more money on the labor ...

Things change so fast these days in business that your first priority as an entrepreneur is to stay current, by talking to customers, peers, and experts. Your second priority is to constantly ...

How often have you heard somebody — a new CEO, a journalist, a management consultant, a leadership guru, a fellow employee — talk about the urgent need to change the culture? They want to make it ...

Peter Anthony: "To teach lean thinking, strive to make lean ambassadors out of the organization’s influence drivers." When lean management is implemented to salvage a flailing organization, the ...

In many ways Cassandra Grace’s story is one we’ve all seen before. A long-time government employee who has developed an expertise in a certain area and sets up her own shop. Nothing unique there. But ...

A version of this article appeared in the Autumn 2016 issue of strategy+business. Most companies have leaders with the strong operational skills needed to maintain the status quo. But they face a ...