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The Sunk Cost Trap: Why Smart Executives Back Dead Projects (And How to Stop)
As read on LinkedIn The Multi-Million Euro Graveyard The hardest thing to do as a leader is admit failure. Especially when that failure revolves around a massive transformation project you championed. Ego, self-worth, and the fear of losing the respect of your peers push you into a defensive mode. So, you accept yet another major…
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The Illusion of Readiness: Why Buying Software Isn’t the Same as Starting a Transformation
As featured on LinkedIn The Champagne Hangover After a grueling process, the stars have finally aligned. The board approved the budget months ago. You survived the RFI/RFQ process, sat through dozens of presentations, and endured numerous demos. You are finally ready to sign the contract. You are ready to close the planning phase and pop…
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The Fox in the Henhouse: Why Your Implementation Partner Cannot Be Your Governor
As published on LinkedIn The False Sense of Relief After an extended, exhausting sales process, you have finally selected a software implementation partner. The contract is signed. The kickoff meeting is scheduled. You breathe a sigh of relief. “The experts are here. They have the methodology. I can let them run the PMO.” In doing…
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The Best Athlete Trap: Why your top performer is struggling to lead your Transformation
As published on LinkedIn Promote to Punish Every organization has a star and when the time comes to do something big you want your star to hold the reins. Let’s call him John. He is your best operations manager. He knows the organization inside out. As he is the ‘best’ and you want this to…
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The CFO’s Dilemma: The ‘Green Status Report’ Lie and the True Cost of Transformation
Every CFO has been there. The Project Manager presents the status report during the steering committee meeting and everything is Green. The project is on time and on budget. All risks are fully mitigated. No clouds on the horizon. Yet, you have a sinking feeling: You have another ‘Watermelon Project’ on your plate: Green on…
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Continuous Transformation is the Future. Step One in Escaping Strategic Averageness
Continuous Transformation is the Future. Step One in Escaping Strategic Averageness My previous article on the ‘broken’ project model sparked a lot of conversation. The main question I got back was simple and direct: “Sounds good, but how do you approach this? How do you put this into practice?” This is a crucial question. Adopting…
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The ‘Project’ is over. Welcome to the age of continuous transformation
Spending two years on a technology implementation that is outdated by go-live is a sign that the traditional ‘project’ model is broken. Learn why visionary leaders are abandoning the ‘once-in-a-decade’ mindset and building the internal muscle for Continuous Transformation.
