It’s worthwhile to nurture a culture of change by creating a new business strategy for the year ahead. However, the strategy can fail when organizations don’t have a plan to create lasting and sustainable change. By the time March hits, it’s typically “new year, same company,” with plans for meaningful change pushed to the side by the day-to-day responsibilities and commitments that take over our calendars.

However, the highest-performing companies establish processes to ensure they get strategic work done all year long—and they see results.

Most businesses fall short in achieving sustainable goals for the following four reasons:
• No plan established to manage change and implementation
• No companywide commitment to clearly defined goals
• No process for long-term monitoring
• No agility or adaptability

Below are some best practices to combat each of these pitfalls.

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