{
  "title": "Stopping a project: how the initial decision can bind a leader",
  "url": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog/leadership-excellence-geneve-savoir-arreter-un-projet-en",
  "language": "en",
  "datePublished": "2026-02-22",
  "publisher": {
    "name": "SHR — Swiss Human Resources",
    "url": "https://www.shr.swiss",
    "address": "Esplanade de Pont-Rouge 9A, 1212 Lancy, Suisse"
  },
  "summary": "Persistence is not always consistent leadership. Research shows why having initiated a project can make stopping it harder.",
  "section": "Research",
  "topic": "Executive Leadership",
  "place": {
    "name": "Geneva",
    "region": "Genève",
    "country": "CH"
  },
  "keyPoints": [
    {
      "heading": "What the literature establishes",
      "point": "Barry M."
    },
    {
      "heading": "The weight of what cannot be recovered",
      "point": "Hal R."
    },
    {
      "heading": "The premature conclusion",
      "point": "One might conclude that a manager should abandon any project whose early results disappoint."
    },
    {
      "heading": "What the evidence cannot decide",
      "point": "These studies provide neither a universal threshold for abandonment nor an estimate directly transferable to organisations in Genève."
    },
    {
      "heading": "A practical check in Genève",
      "point": "As a practical application of the programme in Genève, a private bank, an international organisation, a luxury watch manufacturer or a commodity trading firm can test the same rule: before a project's next funding allocation, record an observable condition for reassessment and discuss it with someone who was not involved in the initial decision and is authorised to access the file."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "authors": "Staw",
      "year": "1976",
      "source": "Organizational Behavior and Human Performance"
    },
    {
      "authors": "Blumer",
      "year": "1985",
      "source": "Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes"
    }
  ],
  "wordCount": 452,
  "image": "https://www.shr.swiss/img/blog-editorial-2026-02-22-en.jpg?v=4",
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    "it": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog/leadership-excellence-geneve-savoir-arreter-un-projet-it"
  },
  "relatedPages": {
    "programme": "https://www.shr.swiss/formation/leadership-excellence/geneve",
    "city": "https://www.shr.swiss/formations-ville/geneve",
    "blog": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog"
  },
  "citationPolicy": "Citation autorisée avec mention « SHR — Swiss Human Resources » et lien vers l'article."
}