Leaders Think They’re Driving Change - So Why Isn’t It Landing with Rupert Brown

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This episode explores why organizational change often fails during execution and what can be done to ensure it succeeds.

We'd love to hear from you so send us a message! Why do so many transformation and change programmes fail to deliver in practice – even when the strategy looks solid? In this episode of the OrgDev Podcast, we explore why organisational change breaks down during execution, and what leaders, HR and organisation development practitioners can do to make change actually stick. We look at the gap between strategy and reality – from leadership alignment and decision-making to the lived experience o...

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Hosts: Dani Bacon, Garin Rouch

Guest: Rupert Brown

Topics covered

• organizational change
• transformation programs
• leadership alignment
• decision-making
• change execution

Keywords

• change management
• organizational development
• leadership
• strategy execution
• HR practices

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