{"id":12348,"date":"2025-06-16T16:12:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T16:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oportofortegroup.com\/?p=12348"},"modified":"2025-06-18T11:28:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T11:28:07","slug":"habits-that-dont-change-temporary-results-and-unachieved-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oportofortegroup.com\/en\/habitos-que-nao-mudam-resultados-provisorios-e-objetivos-nao-alcancados\/","title":{"rendered":"Habits that don't change, provisional results and unachieved goals"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In today's business landscape, we see a constant search for quick fixes and short-term changes. CEOs and human resources directors focus on external interventions such as restructuring teams, implementing new technologies or redefining processes in order to improve the performance of their organisations.<\/p>

However, despite being important interventions, these changes are often insufficient and the results end up being temporary.<\/p>

Without a genuine transformation in people's behaviour and habits<\/strong>The strategic objectives are unlikely to be achieved in the long term.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Superficial changes: the illusion of transformation <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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So-called \"corporate surgeries\" - structural or technological changes or even internal reorganisations - can offer a sense of immediate progress. On the surface, these solutions seem promising. However, without engaging the deep-rooted behaviours of teams, these measures rarely have a sustainable impact.<\/p>

The company may seem to be on the right track for a short time, but it quickly returns to the same obstacles. What prevents an effective transformation is the absence of behavioural change, a dimension that is often overlooked by leaders.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Deep-rooted habits and behaviours are shaped over time by organisational patterns and cultural influences. Organisations are largely a reflection of the behaviours and beliefs of their employees<\/strong>.<\/p>

When CEOs and human resources directors try to drive organisational change without addressing these human dynamics, they end up facing a lot of resistance, whether conscious or unconscious.<\/p>

Behavioural change doesn't happen by decree or by simply implementing new rules: it requires continuous personal and organisational development work. Employees need to understand the \"why\" of the change, to feel involved <\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Provisional results: the danger of a superficial approach<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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When organisations opt for superficial changes, the results can initially be positive. However, over time, old problems tend to resurface.<\/p>

This is particularly evident in companies that, for example, adopt new technologies without adequately preparing their employees to use them. Without a behavioural change, the desired efficiency is never fully achieved.<\/p>

This kind of approach often results in a feeling of stagnation. Failed projects, high turnover<\/em> of employees and general demotivation are common symptoms<\/strong> in organisations that don't invest in the behavioural development of their teams.<\/p>

In the long term, the cost of stagnation can be catastrophic, jeopardising a company's competitiveness and sustainability.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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No atual panorama empresarial, assistimos a uma procura constante por solu\u00e7\u00f5es r\u00e1pidas e mudan\u00e7as de curto prazo. CEOs e diretores de recursos humanos focam-se em interven\u00e7\u00f5es externas, como a reestrutura\u00e7\u00e3o de equipas, a implementa\u00e7\u00e3o de novas tecnologias ou a redefini\u00e7\u00e3o de processos, a fim de melhorar o desempenho das suas organiza\u00e7\u00f5es. Contudo, apesar de serem […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12356,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[126],"class_list":["post-12348","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-126"],"acf":[],"featured_image_src":{"landsacpe":["https:\/\/oportofortegroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PT_18_MKT_2024_01_Setembro_V1.0-1140x445.png",1140,445,true],"list":["https:\/\/oportofortegroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PT_18_MKT_2024_01_Setembro_V1.0-463x348.png",463,348,true],"medium":["https:\/\/oportofortegroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PT_18_MKT_2024_01_Setembro_V1.0-300x137.png",300,137,true],"full":["https:\/\/oportofortegroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PT_18_MKT_2024_01_Setembro_V1.0.png",1312,600,false]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oportofortegroup.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12348","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oportofortegroup.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oportofortegroup.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oportofortegroup.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oportofortegroup.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12348"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/oportofortegroup.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12348\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12359,"href":"https:\/\/oportofortegroup.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12348\/revisions\/12359"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oportofortegroup.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oportofortegroup.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oportofortegroup.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oportofortegroup.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}