Inside a Transformation Meeting That Goes Off Track.
Inside a Transformation Meeting That Goes Off Track. Most transformation initiatives do not fail because of technology. They fail because leadership conversations drift away from decisions and toward activity. Here is what senior leaders should watch for before momentum disappears. Transformation meetings rarely collapse dramatically. They lose value gradually. The agenda gets longer. The updates become more detailed. More people speak. Fewer decisions get made. What appears to be progress is often motion without direction. After years of sitting in transformation reviews, steering committees, and board discussions, I have noticed a pattern. The moment a transformation meeting shifts from decision-making to information-sharing, the transformation itself starts slowing down. The problem is not poor execution. The problem is leadership attention. The Meeting Looks Productive. The Transformation Isn't. Activity Is Easy to Mistake for Progress Most transformation meetings begin with th...