3 IMPEDIMENTS TO MANAGING CHANGE
DANGER: KNOWING IS NOT DOING
Knowing what to do and doing it are two very different things. Clearly the best way to get rich is to make a lot of money; the surest way to cure insomnia is to get more sleep; or the way to reduce weight is to exercise and eat less. Awareness, understanding, knowledge and inspiration are critical to the success of any strategic initiative, but alone, they won’t get the job done.
by LSI publisher Art McNeil
Peter Drucker, America’s foremost management authority, concluded, “having a good idea is one thing, implementing it is another”. He goes on to explain, “the reason many firms have excellent ideas and yet perform poorly, is that people can’t get them implemented.” The implementation assumption builds a shaky foundation for any strategic initiative
Three implementation impediments to making cultural alignments in support of a strategic initiative
- assuming that knowing is doing,
- believing that education and training are the same thing
- not understanding the difference between leadership and management