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๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐˜€๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—นโ€”๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€

  • Vic Clesceri
  • Jun 5
  • 2 min read

Updated: Aug 1

Letโ€™s debunk a myth: โ€œ๐‘‚๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘œ๐‘๐‘™๐‘’ ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘”๐‘’.โ€œ


No, theyโ€™re not.


Theyโ€™re tired of bad change.


They're tired of failed growth initiatives that lead to more change.


๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒโ€™๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป:

โŒ Lack of Communication: Leaders roll out a vision, but no one explains the why. Or the when. Or the how. Confusion breeds resistance.

โŒShifting Priorities: Last monthโ€™s โ€œmission-criticalโ€ initiative gets shelved when a new consultant walks in with a shinier deck.

โŒ Broken Promises: Engagement surveys get filled outโ€ฆ and dropped into a black hole. Trust erodes, and cynicism sets in.

โŒ No Follow-Through: Town halls inspire. Slack channels light up. But nothing changes after the buzz fades.


This isn't change fatigue. This is poor change design, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด.


Hereโ€™s the hard truth: Most growth consulting fails because itโ€™s not built on a foundation of Organizational Development (OD).


Growth consultants often come in with:

โ–ช๏ธBold revenue goals

โ–ช๏ธShiny playbooks

โ–ช๏ธAggressive timelines

โ–ช๏ธTop-down re-orgs


But they ignore the system dynamics underneath:

๐Ÿ’กHow power really moves

๐Ÿ’กWhat people actually believe

๐Ÿ’กWhatโ€™s already broken in culture or trust

๐Ÿ’กWhat competing values are at war in the org


Growth Consulting โ‰  OD Consulting

Finance โ‰  Organizational Psychology


They treat symptoms. OD addresses root causes. So what happens?

๐Ÿ’ฃ Quick wins fade.

๐Ÿ’ฃ Staff burnout spikes.

๐Ÿ’ฃ Attrition rises.

๐Ÿ’ฃ The โ€œtransformationโ€ becomes just another change that failed.


And then someone says, โ€œ๐‘ƒ๐‘’๐‘œ๐‘๐‘™๐‘’ ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘”๐‘’.โ€


OD builds systems for sustainable, inclusive transformation that successfully enable change! ๐Ÿ’ก


๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ข๐—— ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—บ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ:


๐Ÿ”Transparent Design: Everyone knows whatโ€™s changing, why it matters, and how they fit in.


๐Ÿ‘ฅ Inclusive Co-Creation: Change isnโ€™t done to peopleโ€”itโ€™s done with them. Trust is built through shared ownership.


๐Ÿง  Behavioral Reinforcement: OD links change to daily habits, leadership modeling, and team normsโ€”not just comms campaigns.


๐Ÿ“ˆ Measured Momentum: OD establishes visible progress indicators, celebrates early wins, and adapts in real time.


๐ŸŒฑ Sustainable Growth: Because OD aligns the change initiative with culture, leadership, and talent, and when this happens, the roots hold.


๐—ฆ๐—ผ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ. Itโ€™s not their fault.


Fix your change process, not your workforce.


And before you hire another growth firm, ask: "๐ท๐‘œ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘ฆ ๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘œ๐‘๐‘™๐‘’ ๐‘ ๐‘ฆ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘š ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘ฆโ€™๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘ข๐‘๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘›๐‘”?"


If not, youโ€™re not scaling. Youโ€™re sowing chaos. OD is how you scale growth without breaking the culture.



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