𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁.

Leaders sometimes say, “Let’s launch something new or change strategy.”

OD leaders ask, "Are our capabilities, systems, and culture aligned with this change?"

𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 & 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀:

▪️According to 𝑀𝑐𝐾𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑒𝑦 & 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑦, 𝟳𝟬% 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹.

This includes strategic growth efforts, M&A integrations, digital transformations, and cultural shifts, 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝑶𝑫 𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒆𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒚.

▪️A 𝐵𝐶𝐺 study found only 30% of transformation efforts fully meet their objectives, and 𝟰𝟰% 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝗼 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲.

▪️According to 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑐𝑖, failure to engage OD or Change Management early is one of the top contributors to project and growth initiative failure.

𝗢𝗗’𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁:

In too many organizations, OD is brought in late, often after a growth initiative is already off track.

▪️Over 50% of OD professionals report being looped in after early signs of initiative failure. This is sometimes referred to as the "𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗱-𝗔𝗶𝗱 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁", using OD to fix culture, leadership, or engagement issues after the initial strategy falters.

Don't get me wrong, The Management Sherpa™ is now a global firm with clients across four continents. While we appreciate the provision and opportunity to serve, we are collaborating with other global OD professionals to advance OD's "seat at the table" in organizations when strategizing growth.

However, this takes a paradigm shift in the C-Suite to achieve this goal. Sometimes it's ignorance. Sometimes arrogance. Often reluctance due to a lack of understanding.

It's the hubris of leadership teams believing a cookie-cutter growth strategy will transform culture and deliver growth that OD professionals are left to untangle.

𝗢𝗗 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗵. 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗣𝗦 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲.

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