Common Change Management Errors (85)
lxxxv) Management Is Not Perceived As Honest And Straightforward, ie some studies show that around 1/3 of staff state that their manager is not always truthful and honest; this works against developing trust.
(source: Invensis Learning, 2022)
Linked with this is
- lack of buy in/ownership/ co-designing/co-creating, ie change is done to people rather than with the people
- be careful of people with the loudest voice and/or the highest paid dominating
- use of digital tools to speed up the process, get diversity of opinions, reduce unconscious bias, etc to encourage better conversations
- don't over-think or over-analyse things
- too much reliance on data