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6 Pitfalls of Large-Scale Psychological Safety Initiatives
70% of change programs fail — the six failure patterns of large-scale psychological safety initiatives, how to spot them, and what to do about them.
70% of change management programs fail to meet their objectives, and cultural change programs fare even worse. Psychological safety initiatives aren’t immune — but the failure patterns aren’t mysterious either.
Tim and Junior walk through all six: lack of executive buy-in, the grassroots-only approach, opt-in programs, the build-vs-buy miscalculation, poor content choice, and no follow-through. For each one: how to spot it early, and what to do about it.
