Progress Pioneers: How government finance leaders can move beyond management to true change leadership.
Leadership, Ethics, and Trust
Progress Pioneers: How government finance leaders can move beyond management to true change leadership.
DownloadChange is no stranger to public finance. From shifting revenue structures and economic volatility to evolving expectations for transparency, accountability, and equity—leaders in government finance are navigating change at every turn. Yet despite our familiarity with it, research shows that up to 70 percent of change initiatives still
fail to meet their goals. Why? Because while we’ve mastered change management, we’ve often overlooked change leadership—the human side of transformation that determines whether change takes root or falls flat.
Publication Date: February 2026
