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It’s counterintuitive, but more than half of a transformation’s cumulative value arises from slighter-seeming initiatives. You’ve got to think small.
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5%
45%
50%
Sand: smaller initiatives
Pebbles: midsize initiatives
Boulders: big initiatives
Average share of transformation value
Can your company buck the trend?
Here are four important factors:
Beat the odds
… respondents were more
likely to report a successful transformation.
Initiative leaders were held accountable for contributing
to transformation
Managers prioritized leading and developing their teams
Leaders role-modeled
desired behavior changes
Senior management communicated openly
When this factor
was present in
their organization …
3.9x more
likely
3.9x more
likely
5.3x more
likely
8.0x more
likely
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The problem is that transformations, on average, deliver less than a third of their forecasted value.
Leakage
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61%
31%
8%
Stage
gate #5
Cancelled
initiatives
Value
delivered
Value eroded
100%
Stage
gate #1
Initial estimate of transformation value
Change isn’t easy—and your chances of success
are slim.
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