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So where do you turn when it all goes wrong?


Neil Butler
8 December 2025

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Change and transformation are difficult at the best of times but what happens when it all goes wrong?

We have seen it before. We have experienced it ourselves.

The best intentions at the start. Everyone saying that they believe in the shared vision. Senior leaders lining up to endorse the program of work and to sign off on the proposed outcomes.

You follow the tried and tested (maybe tired and tested) methodologies and protocols. Lots of project plans, change plans and associated documentation.

And then it fails to deliver what everyone agreed on at the start.

It can be a lonely place for the change or transformation leader. The senior leaders are pointing fingers and looking for you to pull a miracle of the bag of tricks they think you have.

Please reach out.

We have probably been there and done that before you. We are happy to have a no-obligation chat about what happened and what should happen next. Bounce ideas. Get re-inspired when you are feeling a bit deflated.

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That conversation might just be what you need to get started on the way forward for you and your organisation.

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