Practice Makes Perfect?

The saying practice makes perfect is used by parents, teachers and leaders to encourage their children, students and employees to improve themselves.

It is a great idea and it works, but only if they are practicing the right thing.  There are far to many instances where individuals spend countless hours practicing, only to learn they were practicing the wrong thing.

A lot of resources and efforts are wasted by companies during organizational change because the organization practices the wrong thing.

In many cases companies practice the wrong thing because they fail to engage the employees in the organizational change process.  In these instances programs are implemented and the employees will implement the program knowing full well that it will not work - they will practice the wrong thing.  Until the leadership of the organization becomes enlightened to the situation, the organization will continue to practice the wrong thing and get lack luster results.

 Engage your employees in change and practice will make perfect.