Why do so many transformation efforts fail-even when the strategy is sound, the tools are proven, and the intent is right?
The answer isn't found in better frameworks, faster execution, or the latest improvement methodology.
It's found in leadership behavior. Companion playbook to Everyday Lean.
In Why Transformation Fails: Leadership Behaviors That Sustain Continuous Improvement, Randall Dupre makes the case that continuous improvement is not primarily an operational challenge-it is a leadership one. Drawing from John Maxwell's leadership principles, respected transformation thinkers, and more than two decades of real-world experience, this playbook identifies the behaviors leaders must consistently practice to turn improvement from an initiative into an organizational capability.
Through ten clear, progressive principles, this book explains why improvement efforts stall, fade, or collapse-and what leaders must do differently to sustain them. Topics include building trust and belief, modeling behavior, developing people, empowering ownership, creating psychological safety, reinforcing alignment through systems, and multiplying leadership so improvement outlives any one individual.
This is not a book about Lean tools.
It is a book about the leadership behaviors that make those tools work.
Designed for senior leaders, managers, and transformation practitioners, Why Transformation Fails is practical, direct, and meant to be used-not admired. Whether you are launching a new improvement effort or trying to sustain one that's already underway, this playbook provides a clear leadership path forward.
Transformation doesn't fail because organizations can't change.
It fails because leadership behaviors don't.
