The document discusses 6 barriers to accelerating corporate transformation and 6 solutions to address them. The biggest barrier is getting organizations to quickly execute bold new ideas. The 6 barriers are: cautious management culture, business as usual processes, initiative gridlock, recalcitrant executives, disengaged employees, and lack of focus during execution. The 6 solutions are: executives confronting reality and agreeing to work together, no-slack launches with quick victories, only 3-4 initiatives, compressed launches to engage executives, cascading initiatives to employees, and anticipating post-launch challenges.

1. HBR Jan-Feb 2010 Accelerating Corporate Transformation

2. Statement Biggest barrier to corporate transformation is getting organizations to execute their bold new ideas quickly !

3. 6 speed brakes 6 solutions Cautious management culture Business as usual management process Initiative gridlock Recalcitrant executives Disengaged employees  Rapid Lack of focus during execution Executives confront reality & agree on rules to work together No-slack Launch & have a parallel track system + quick visible victories Only 3 or 4 initiatives Compress launch to engage executives and identify/confront those not on board Cascade quickly to all employees Antipate and defuse the post-launch blues, the overconfidence & presomption of perpetual motion