Why Transformation Efforts Fail

[J.P. KotterÆs article ôLeading Change: Why Transformation Efforts Failö is an eye-opening series of revelations about the mistakes that leaders make and the ineffectiveness of the predominant approaches to organizational change. The disturbing stories of error in the KAL flight 007 incident and the Helen DeMarco situation illustrate the points that the author makes about the ôcurse of cluelessnessö and the inability of many managers to see the truth (Kotter). Not every error ends in tragedy, but some do. Furthermore, even the ones that do not end in tragedy at the very least result in corporate misconduct or inefficiency.

KotterÆs study points up the fact that todayÆs corporate environment is full of ambiguity and complexity and that most people do not know how to handle either. As with the beleaguered Enron executives, many leaders seem to be clueless about what is going on in their companies or how to handle what they find. They

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