I am convinced that we will do almost anything to keep from having to change the real problem. I see this in my own personal life and I see it in the workplace all the time.
Instead of admitting something is not working and killing it we give it a new and improved rebranding thinking somehow that will mystically make all the real issues go away. We fail to remember that every time we roll something out as new and improved, something else just became old and obsolete .
Superficial change makes us feel good and even seems to give us some temporary momentum. The hard cold truth is we just kicked the can down the road and it will be waiting for you in a week or a month to kick it again.
If it’s a people issue, never forget that conduct is the visible result of inward character. Stop dealing with behavior and start looking at their beliefs. Bottom line, after appropriate attempts to help someone improve, there comes a point in time that you need to pull the plug. Termination is always a better outcome than manipulation.
Leaders prove their real value to an organization in the trenches of leading change. Those who lack the courage to make the hard calls will put lipstick on the pig every time. Those who value the success of the organization over themselves will kill the pig and throw a party with barbecue for everyone.