Large operation with "average" results, poor motivation and a supervisory group wanting to certify with a union. Worked with president and management group to develop and implement a strategy to maximize contribution through individual and team development. Operation achieved major turnaround.
Worked with large Oil Company to establish team management approach for major projects. Facilitated "pilot" which included major engineering contractor. First major project to be completed substantially within time frame and financial budgets. Approach based on team thinking - learning principles.
Through a Steering Committee, several Design Teams and Implementation Teams guided an organizational review from a Socio-Technical perspective to design a high performance team-based organization.
Often works with groups to think through issues and conflicts developing solutions torganizational realities constructively. hat are "outside the box" yet based on confronting
Organizational Vision - Mission
Multi-national Mining Organizations (5000 employees) redefining Values and Strategic Direction. Designed "thought/discovery" processes that engaged groups of 20-60 people throughout the organization. Close to 1000 people were directly involved in designing the future of the company, now fully integrated into the Corporate Strategic Plan.
Organizational "Architecture" and Design
Retail Organization with Head Office and 60 Stores. Senior Management Group developed Shared Vision and an Organizational Model based on Customer Service and Local autonomy. Applied accelerated learning principles in two-day Think Tanks with HO Staff and Store Managers (about 120 participants), redefining organizational structure, roles and relationships, and streamlining HO support functions.
Competence Development
Guided major initiative to design and implement Competency Development approach fully integrated with Strategic Planning, Performance Management, Succession Planning and Coaching.
Team Building
Regularly works with teams to clarify objectives, improve work relationships, and determine how to best contribute to the success of other team members and of the organization
Typical assignments
Our clients have achieved significantly better results through stronger commitment to core purposes, higher levels of competence, improvements in organization design, better understanding of strategic direction, commitment to goals, improved teamwork, better and more creative solutions, resolution of conflict, and healthier work relationships.
We help in finding solutions that are motivated by ambition, governed by competence, characterized by commitment and embedded in reality.