All articles tagged: change management

The prospect of change can make many employees shut down and look for reasons not to do something. Here’s how to shift that dynamic.

Strategic transformation failures are often blamed on middle managers, but the real culprit is executives not delivering on three key issues.

Rather than trying to convince people your change initiative is the right one, invite them to talk openly about what it might take to implement it: the good, the bad, and the frustrating.

In the right circumstances, fear can be a powerful motivating force.

Clearing out long-serving executives might seem a natural first step for a new CEO, but it can backfire in challenging times.

Bureaucracies are the scaffolding needed to implement new ideas at scale. Just remember to dismantle them when the work is done.

Amid significant changes to how people work and live, the ability to persevere is critical.

A "stop-doing" culture frees employees from embedded routines and perspectives, which makes room for innovative thinking.

How leaders can use digital twin technology to optimize their company’s health. For more insights, see www.pwc.com/digitaltwin.

When leaders routinely default to an attitude of mistrust, they create a negative loop that undermines relationships and hinders change.

Simple metrics that demonstrate momentum are key to turning good intentions into replicable business results.

Leaders should stop asking themselves how to get people to act and instead find ways to tap into intrinsic motivation.

Recent brain research shows how you can increase your credibility as a leader.

New technologies offer leaders an agile way to assess their company’s health and embark on improvement. See also “The digital approach to organizational effectiveness.”

Five game-changing practices to help those waiting in the wings succeed. For further insights, read “Succeeding the long-serving legend in the corner office.”

According to the 19th annual CEO Success study by PwC’s Strategy&, boards and new CEOs can reduce the risk associated with handing off the baton after a long tenure. See also “How new leaders can step out of the shadow of a legendary CEO.”

Leaders have the most impact when they take the company mission and values off the wall and translate them into everyday practice.

Your company’s ideal behavioral strengths are unique, and shouldn’t be borrowed or copied — not even from a high-performance enterprise.

Major companies are transforming their core and rethinking their functions.

Linking rhetoric and reality in business transformation.

In companies with analytical cultures, employees are prone to rejecting change initiatives as “too squishy.” Tweaking the action plan can lead to success.

Four building blocks that are essential to every major change effort. For more insights, visit pwc.com/transformation.

How to lead the disruption of your own enterprise. See also “A Guide for Designing a Successful Corporate Transformation.”

Research emphasizes the need to uncover old habits that are blocking transformation.

Building strategy at a newly spun-off company means moving quickly to reset expectations.