Why CROs Fail at Change Management: 6 Ways to Make It Stick

Most CROs don’t fail because they’re wrong about what needs to change. They fail because they get the roll-out wrong. Execution fatigue, manager confusion, and tactical overload stall even the smartest initiatives. And in sales orgs, where change is constant and the pressure’s high, missteps get expensive, fast. From watching hundreds of teams struggle to implement everything from new sales plays to onboarding structures, here’s what I’ve learned about what separates successful change from the flavor-of-the-month initiative.

What Sales Enablement Needs to Prove ROI

Ask any sales enablement leader what they need right now, and you’ll hear one word on repeat: data. Not dashboards. Not vanity metrics. They want proof. Because right now, Sales Enablement is under pressure to show how their work translates into revenue. And for many teams, the signal-to-noise ratio is terrible.

Speed of Change Is Killing Your Sales Initiatives

We’re in an era where go-to-market initiatives need to roll out faster than reps can adjust their talk tracks and behavior. Whether it’s a competitor collapsing, a new product release, or a market shift triggered by AI or regulation, CROs face an uncomfortable truth. If you can’t execute on change in weeks, not quarters, you’re going to miss your window.