What are (or have been) the biggest obstacles for change initiatives in your organization and why?

Asked by Eric Knauf

Eric,

The major challenges I personally feel from my past experience are:
a) Support & Commitment from the Senior Management
b) Tools, Infrastructure and Resource Constraints
c) Communication For any change initiative, it is of prime importance to have pro-activeness, commitment and a drive from all towards achieving the goals.

When a change is proposed, if the buy-in and commitment is set in, a lot can be achieved in terms of constraints. Once the commitment is there, the next thing is Resources and Tools, which enable in supporting the change initiative. But most importantly, Communication if not done well, makes the worst impact. The best of communicators can also be misunderstood and this is the key factor to be addressed in the right manner. Hope this helps.

Regards,
Sujatha