Case Studies on Culture

Hybrid, Flexible & Remote working may be a new terms, but they are far from a new concept. They’ve actually been around for decades, if not centuries. There are organisations operating globally that have achieved mastery, regardless of environment.

I recently I was chatting with a senior leader about their frustration around leading organisational change. No matter how much conversation took place and no matter how many people outwardly agreed the change was required: Why was it so difficult to get those that agreed to execute?

The modern world of work is algorithmic in nature, relying on strategic partnerships and trustworthy relationships, all things HR can do. If this is the case, then why does HR continue struggle to get a credible seat at the big table?

Elon Musk’s approach to turning Twitter from an ideological bot ridden financial car crash to a financially stable trustworthy global town square is fraught with controversy. Many commentators have no understanding of what’s involved to drive the level of change Twitter requires. If we lay out the facts: Is changing Twitter to X an effective organisational transformation model?

If your team, department or company is about to embark on a transformation OR already embarked on one and progress is stalling, then it's highly likely your organisation lacks Strategic Thinking. This manifests similar to an Ant Mill Death Spiral, a continuously rotating circle of ants repeating their vicious cycle until they die of exhaustion. Business leaders can also succumb to this phenomenon.

It’s speculated, according to the world of academia, that 50-90% of strategic initiatives fail. A controversial range, however it does raise an interesting question. Why does strategy have a high failure rate?