Sunday, September 20, 2009

How the Health Care Debate Became a Debacle - An Org Change Management Cautionary Tale

If the Obama Administration had used Organizational Change Management principles, the health care debate would look very different now. The lead strategists didn't anticipate the resistance. If they had started with Town Hall Meetings and an address to Congress, they could have started to develop awareness of the need for change and desire to change, the way a successful organizational management strategy would lay out. Has there ever been a better example of how not to handle change? What a mess. Once more, Democrats didn't plan well. We have squandered the chance to change this country in wonderful ways. Will we ever learn?