The childhood fairy tale of Jack and the Beanstalk leads us to believe that it is possible to toss out a handful of magic seeds and instantly garner overnight success.  Leaders trying to implement a culture change within their organizations may mistakenly believe this same kind of “magic” is possible.  Unfortunately, organizational change through cultivating a culture of engagement requires more deliberate actions over a longer period of time. Past cultural transformational efforts, such as six sigma practices, visionary transformations, or various other change efforts, proves the case.  Depending on the research study, the success rate of these change efforts varies between 9% and 30%.  Even the high end findings are not very encouraging.  It is clear that wishing for change and implementing it are very different. Read More