Why do 70% of Change Programmes fail to Deliver?

70% of Change Programmes Fail........ when they shouldn’t!

Change for most organisations has become the norm and is no longer seen as a rare occurrence; Business Transformation has become a central way of working as well as being deeply ingrained in the very latest leadership thinking of the most successful companies. This is evidenced in a recent survey carried out by the Economist Intelligence Unit where it was reported that an average of seven transformation projects over the past three years had been carried out by those companies surveyed, all of whom expected their levels of transformational activity to increase over the next three years.

Business Agility is now a critical success factor in corporate survival however the executives in companies who initiated transformation or major change programmes are consistent in agreeing that they have not delivered the expected or desired benefits or outcomes for the business. In fact 70% of European companies surveyed reported that the programmes they initiated were unsuccessful.

If managing change is becoming the norm for most organisations why is it that the global business landscape appears littered with unsuccessful transformation programmes?

At Ascot Barclay we believe that that this high failure rate is the result of having the wrong or at best in-experienced leaders in charge of a discipline that requires very specific skills and a certain view of the world coupled to a method of delivery that recognises and bridges gaps in an organisations operational and organisational structure.  

At the Ascot Barclay Group we transform our clients to Change Management experts - competent in the successful launch and implementation of performance enhancing transformational change practices which are continually integrated into operational work processes and the organisations leadership culture.

We work with good companies and empower them to become world class organisations through the professional management of strategic change programmes supported by our proprietary methodology.

A core element at the heart of the Ascot Barclay Strategic Change Methodology™  requires identifying and developing leaders that utilise a post conventional action-logic™ or world view that is inextricably linked to maintaining and improving business performance. According to extensive research carried out here in the UK and in North America by our partner company Harthill around 5% of leaders profile at this level.

Performance improvement through the ABG Strategic Change Methodology can be defined as successful where the change strategy maintains and improves standards through small, gradual improvements, and innovation makes radical improvements through improvements in the use of technology or equipment.

The solution is to face up to these issues. Realistically assess your organisation’s ability to implement change. Engage carefully-chosen help.  If your organisation would benefit from expert help, Ascot Barclay Group can guide you through the gateway to successful business change, and the rewards that brings. www.ascotbarclay.com