Spot It.
You have tried to solve this same problem before: a new process, a new hire, a new system. It helped for a while, then things slowly slipped back. Now the team rolls their eyes at anything new, and you are tempted to stop trying.
Sight It.
Fixes fade when they treat symptoms instead of causes, or when nobody owns them after the launch. Follow-up stops once the urgency passes. The habits, measures and routines that would support the fix never get built. And people learn that if they wait long enough, each new initiative will quietly go away. We usually find the original idea was sound. What was missing was the follow-through after the first few weeks.
Solve It.
Make this fix the one that lasts:
- Look at past attempts and why each one faded.
- Confirm you are addressing the root cause, not just the symptom.
- Give one person clear ownership of the fix.
- Schedule regular check-ins for at least six months.
- Measure progress and share it with the team.
Follow-through is what turns a fix into a lasting change.
Fixed it yourself? Great. Want help making it stick? Talk to a Troubleshooter.