Change That Sticks

You've invested in change before, initiatives, training, experts and yet the same issues creep back: burnout, overruns, disengagement, repeating patterns.  Most change efforts fade because the lessons captured are surface level, polite, and fake. Yes, the box gets checked, everyone moves on, and nothing really improves.

Now, imagine finally getting past the crap holding you back, teams owning the work, energy returning, real insights driving better decisions, and the next project actually building momentum instead of repeating the grind.

It's not lack of effort or bad intentions. It's because we rarely dig past the polite surface, people don't feel part of the learnings, afraid to bring up real issues; executives hesitate to look dumb or vulnerable; teams hold back to avoid blame.

The same pretense shows up when someone takes what "worked in the lab" or at some other company and tries to templatize it here. Your industry, your people, your situation, it's complex, unique, hard won. If that isn't acknowledged and accounted for, you're just repeating the facade: pretending a cookie cutter fix fits when it doesn't. The real culture gets sidelined, the box gets checked, and the cycle continues.