Singer Andra Day performs at PANDORA Jewelry VIP Holiday Event 2016 in NYC(Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Pandora) getty In the July–August 2026 issue of Harvard Business Review, BCG consultants Julia Dhar, Kristy R. Ellmer, and Philip Jameson argue that most organizational change efforts fail not primarily because of flawed strategies or poor execution, but due to a False Alignment Trap.” Senior leaders believe they agree on why, what, and how to change—when they actually do not.