Recent research from Bain & Company (2024) shows that a staggering 88% of change initiatives fall short of their intended goals. This is mostly due to employee resistance and a lack of leadership support. As AI transformation accelerates, leaders must navigate both the technical and human sides of change to drive true transformation. In other…
Organizations are evolving faster than ever. From AI and automation reshaping how work gets done to shifts in consumer behavior, new business models, and hybrid workplace norms, change is now the default setting. For leaders, keeping pace requires more than strategic agility — it requires a commitment to continuous learning. As business theorist Arie de…
Remember the old days, when a “reorg” was something distinctive and rare? Consultants would come into your company and poke around for a while, and then the change would get announced. People would be let go Maybe some functions would get merged or scrapped Reporting relationships would shift Perhaps the brand would get a reboot. …
Even though life these days seems to be in a continual state of flux, some things stay the same. One frustrating example: the making, and subsequent breaking, of New Year’s resolutions. Research shows that about 40% of people make them — and that more than half of those of us who do, don’t keep them…
By Erika Andersen, Founder/Partner If you’re running a small consulting firm or helping clients navigate the wild world of business, you know that “being strategic” isn’t just a buzzword—it’s essential. In a world where change is the only constant, you have to do more than just react to what’s happening today. Real strategy is about…
By Erika Andersen, Founder/Partner Over the past 30+ years, executive coaches have gone from rare to common. Most people in corporations assume that being given the chance to work with a coach is a positive thing, and so we seldom find ourselves being asked to explain the benefits of executive coaching. People generally come to…
By Erika Andersen, Founder/Partner If you’re working in an organization – from the smallest start-up to a Fortune 500 – I don’t have to tell you that the pace of change is dizzying. From where and how you work, to the goods or services your company produces, to who your boss is, and even who…
By Erika Andersen, Founder/Partner Years ago my six-year-old granddaughter informed me that she knew everything. It was pretty easy to disabuse her of that belief: I just asked, “Do you know how to build bicycles?” and she looked at me with narrowed eyes for a moment, then smiled, shrugged, and said, “Well, maybe not everything.”…
By Erika Andersen, Founder/Partner I was working with a leader and her direct reports, focusing with them on how they wanted to operate as a team, given the complexity of their business and the role each of them needed to play. This leader is someone for whom I have a lot of respect, and who…
By Erika Andersen, Founder/Partner Those of us who lead others—in our companies, our communities, and our social groups—recognize that during difficult times people look to us even more often and with even higher expectations. When there’s confusion, pain, uncertainty, and disruption, people look to their leaders for clarity and hope; to bring them together and…