article thumbnail

Demystifying Why Leadership Development Often Fails

PDG

In this article, I’ll explore the reasons for mediocre outcomes and provide some insights into how you can improve program effectiveness. Not Recognizing the Knowing-Doing Gap Let’s face it: a lot of new leader readiness programs don’t do enough to prepare leaders for the realities of the job.

article thumbnail

Balancing innovations and implementation

Janet Clarey

Why do they fail so often? Six stumbling blocks are identified by Klein and Knight (article attached): New technology can be unreliable and imperfectly designed [hassle]. Maintaining status quo (knowing-doing gap). Reference: Klein, K.J. & Journal Article: Innovation Implementation.