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The CEO's pet project is failing and nobody tells him

Il progetto del CEO sta fallendo e nessuno glielo dice · Leadership · Beginner

The case

The strategic initiative personally championed by the CEO, 18 months and 900,000€ invested, is failing: adoption at 20% of plan, pilot customers use it out of courtesy, and the dedicated team knows but sweetens the numbers in reports because the CEO defends it in every meeting and has already dismissed two critics as pessimists. You sit on the executive committee, you have seen the real data, and the next board meeting will approve another 600,000€ based on the sweetened reports. What do you do?

L'iniziativa strategica voluta personalmente dal CEO, 18 mesi e 900.000€ investiti, sta fallendo: adozione al 20% del previsto, i clienti pilota la usano per cortesia, e il team dedicato lo sa ma nei report addolcisce i numeri perché il CEO la difende in ogni riunione e ha già liquidato due critici come pessimisti. Tu sei nel comitato di direzione, hai visto i dati veri, e il prossimo consiglio di amministrazione approverà altri 600.000€ di investimento sulla base dei report addolciti. Cosa fai?

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