Why Transformations Fail, and How to Break the Cycle
Business and IT transformation strategists and roadmaps, for companies of any size with transformation goals.
Our advisors are experts in their field, working directly with the people who own the outcome: the CEO, COO, CFO, CMO, CRO, CHRO, CIO, CDO, and CTO. We built our practice around one question: why does the same transformation effort keep stalling, no matter how much talent and budget a company puts behind it?
The pattern is real and measurable. In McKinsey's own 2021 survey of more than 1,000 executives, less than a third of transformations succeeded at both improving performance and sustaining that improvement over time, a result consistent with McKinsey's earlier surveys going back a decade.¹ You may have seen the claim that "70% of transformations fail" repeated elsewhere; a peer-reviewed review of that specific statistic found no reliable evidence behind it.² The number is folklore. The problem it's pointing at isn't.
Diagram of the Transformation Insanity Curve™
Shows the repeating cycle of stalled transformation initiatives and the breakout path to Success Unlocked.
Are you stuck in the Circle of Insanity™? Email us at info@enkillc.com to set up a free call and find out.
The Steps inside the Circle of Insanity
Change Needed: market shifts signal that transformation is required.
Change Recognized: leadership acknowledges the current approach is insufficient.
C-Suite Insanity: the same methods repeat while expecting a different outcome. The board fires the CEO, sometimes other C-suite members too, and the company lands back at step one.
The Breakout Steps
Innovation Imperative: the decision to break the pattern and transform.
Momentum Realized: new approaches deliver early wins and build confidence as your employees take the work over from ENKI and drive the business toward ENKI Success Unlocked™.
ENKI Success Unlocked™: transformation delivers measurable P&L impact, and it holds after ENKI leaves.
We have walked in your shoes.
We've sat in the seats on that list, CEO, COO, CFO, CMO, CRO, CHRO, CIO, CDO, and CTO, with the same accountability you carry now. That's why we recognize the Circle of Insanity™ from the inside, not from a case study. Once you know where you're stuck, the next step is a roadmap out. See how we structure a Transformation Roadmap.
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If you are like other organizations and have disconnects, communications gaps, or technology solutions that don't seem to address the need or opportunity defined, the experts at ENKI, LLC can help you improve understanding, engagement, and collaboration throughout your entire organization.
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