Release quality is tanking. Features aren't meeting customer needs. No one is delivering on time. And great team members are leaving. Fault Lines Change can still succeed. I’ve done it, I’ve seen others do it. The model matters less than the commitment to sustained attention. Dedicated change leadership takes many forms — an internal transformation lead, a cross-functional role, a mandate as part of a larger initiative, or an external advisor brought in to create focus. If yo

When Change Stalls Change rarely collapses overnight. It gets quietly stuck. Every organization says it embraces change. Few dedicate someone to actually lead it. Should you? Aren’t all my managers, directors, and VPs change leaders? Yes—well, we hope they are. But even the most capable leaders already have full plates. And let’s be honest, they’re human: They may be stuck in old ways of working. They may focus on pain points that irritate them but don’t actually move the o