Why being overly optimistic could be sabotaging your company (and how to fix it)

November 27, 2022

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Over the past 20 years, I’ve helped Fortune 500 executives lead their companies through inevitable change. One of the biggest stumbling blocks for them is being overly optimistic, which may sound counterintuitive.

However, according to recent research on workplace change in The Change Report 2022, there’s a cavernous disconnect between how the C-Suite sees the company versus how workers see it. In fact, 59% of the C-Suite graded their organizations an “A” on how employees perceive the organization’s success when it came to implementing change. Yet, employees, on average, gave their company a “B minus” at best.

Here are six ways for bridging that gap and removing rose-colored glasses to successfully lead your company through change…read more