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Forrester Study: The Improvement Paradox

The Improvement Paradox

Ever feel like continuous improvement isn’t as continuous as you’d hoped?

Most organizations are investing heavily in these programs but struggle to make them stick. Leaders see progress, while frontline teams feel extra work, slower decisions, and little follow-through.

The Improvement Paradox, a commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of SafetyCulture¹, shows the gap isn’t a lack of effort or intent, but how improvement is set up from the beginning.

Get the insights you need to close the gap so improvement is built-in to daily work, not bolted-on.

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The Improvement Paradox explained

Tune in to learn how to make improvement stick across your organization, featuring special guests from Forrester.

¹^{The Improvement Paradox, a commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of SafetyCulture, October 2025.}