How well do reorganizations go in your organization?
Our reader poll today asks: How well do reorganizations go in your organization?
– They’re great — smooth with no issues: 5%
– They’re OK — we get through them with one or two issues: 42%
– They’re bad — we really struggle with them: 33%
– They’re horrible — our reorgs are typically a disaster: 21%
Change is Painful. 55% of you say your reorgs go much worse than planned. People dislike change. That’s a given. One of the biggest reasons reorgs fail is because we don’t think about the human component of them. We move a box on an org chart, change some responsibilities, and keep on truckin’. Unfortunately if you don’t account for the personalities, aspirations, and skills of your people, you could be precipitating a mass exodus from the organization. Spend some time thinking through the implications of the changes you’re making. It could make all the difference in the world.
Do you agree with these poll results? Let us know in the comments below!
– Mike Figliuolo at thoughtLEADERS, LLC
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These results were originally a SmartPulse poll in SmartBrief on Leadership which tracks feedback from more than 200,000 business leaders. Get smarter on leadership and sign up for the SmartBrief on Leadership e-newsletter.
Interesting data – more positive than I would expect. Sadly my experience is closer to the old Kotter research. i.e. 70% approx do not secure the benefits.
I agree that the managing people dimension is insufficiently resourced. Also I see too many “victories being declared” too early. People take more time to institutionalize change than most change plans appreciate. Sadly this results in less engaged people and poorer organisational productivity!
I totally agree Huw. Change takes time. The more people are the focus, the better those change initiatives go. Unfortunately we get too preoccupied with numbers…