Most change programs fail because they're one-off training events. You need to dedicate 10 to 20 percent of daily work time to practicing new behaviors, decisions, and thinking. Real transformation happens through sustained practice, not quick fixes.
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10–20% of the workday.
March 18, 2025.
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Well, if you think lasting change comes from rolling out one single training or initiative, think differently. Deep change isn't about flipping a switch, it's about keeping the bright light shining consistently. 10 to 20% of our daily work should be baking in and weaving in the new thinking, the new decisions and actions in state of being that we want 10 to 20% of the day, because those old sneaky patterns and limitations, they creep back in. So my methodology goes beyond these superficial band aids. It's based on the timeless Harvard change, pentad and wisdom traditions dating before Socrates. So instead of a quick fix solution, they're slowly learning and then unlearning, self assessing and refining their new practices. This builds systemic shift in their culture, their capabilities, and their consciousness. Because transformation isn't a one time event, it's deliberate practice that unfolds over time.