Recently I was chatting with a senior leader about their frustration around leading organisational change. No matter how much conversation took place and no matter how many people outwardly agreed the change was required: Why was it so difficult to get those that agreed to execute?

Elon Musk’s approach to turning Twitter from an ideological bot ridden financial car crash to a financially stable trustworthy global town square is fraught with controversy. Many commentators have no understanding of what’s involved to drive the level of change Twitter requires. If we lay out the facts: Is changing Twitter to X an effective organisational transformation model?

If your team, department or company is about to embark on a transformation OR already embarked on one and progress is stalling, then it's highly likely your organisation lacks Strategic Thinking. This manifests similar to an Ant Mill Death Spiral, a continuously rotating circle of ants repeating their vicious cycle until they die of exhaustion. Business leaders can also succumb to this phenomenon.

Your ability to think strategically directly impacts how well thought out your strategy is and whether or not it can be delivered. Strategic initiatives fail at a rate of 50-90%, demonstrating why this skill is so valuable.

If your team, department or company is about to embark on an Digital Transformation OR has already embarked on one and progress is stalling, then in either case it's highly likely you have failed or will fail to consider Organisational Readiness for execution. In 2021 Forbes reported 70% of digital transformations fail, so it’s highly likely you will join the 70%.