UNDERCURRENT

Last time, we explored why implementation isn’t the finish line of transformation. This time, we look at what happens after go-live. Most transformation programs invest enormous effort in preparing people for launch. But once the project is declared complete, the support that helped people get there often begins to fade—while employees and managers are only just beginning to make the new way of wo...

Most organizations know how to launch a transformation. The strategy is approved. The communication is delivered. The training is completed. The system goes live. And by every measure the programme was designed to track, it succeeds. Yet months later, leaders often find themselves asking a familiar question: “What happened?” In this episode of Undercurrent, I explore what I call the Embedding Gap...

Middle managers sit at the point where strategy meets reality. They translate decisions into action. They answer questions before all the answers exist. They manage uncertainty while trying to create confidence for others. Yet during transformation, they are often expected to carry pressure from every direction—with far less support than the role actually demands. In this episode of Undercurrent,...

Organizations often assume that if employees attend the training, they will adopt the new ways of working afterward. But awareness and capability are not the same thing. In this episode of UNDERCURRENT, Mehtap Arslan explores why so many transformation programs create understanding… without creating sustainable behavioral change. Drawing from more than 25 years in HR transformation, leadership, an...

Why People Don’t Change Even When They Agree With the Change Organizations often assume that if people understand the change, they will adopt the change. But in reality, many employees fully understand what leadership is asking them to do… and still struggle to change their behavior. In this first episode of UNDERCURRENT, Mehtap Arslan explores the hidden human dynamics underneath transformation:...