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Diagnosing and adjusting transformations to ensure success

Sep 11, 2024 | Organization Capability, Organization Design, Organizational Change, Organizational Effectiveness

This article is the third in a three-part series on applying systems diagnostics to understand the sources of organizational underperformance (Using systems diagnostics to drive process improvement and change), why transformations often fail to deliver (Designing transformations to avoid failure), and how to keep transformations from going off course (this one). It is based in part on my Strategic Analytics book. The issues addressed in the series will be covered in depth in the upcoming workshop Driving Organizational Change with Data.

Designing transformations to avoid failure

Sep 11, 2024 | Organization Design, Organizational Change, Organizational Effectiveness

This article is the second in a three-part series on applying systems diagnostics to understand the sources of organizational underperformance (Using systems diagnostics to drive process improvement and change), why transformations often fail to deliver (this one), and how to keep transformations from going off course (Diagnosing and adjusting transformations to ensure success)). It is based in part on my Strategic Analytics book. The issues addressed in the series will be covered in depth in the upcoming virtual workshop Driving Organizational Change with Data.

Using systems diagnostics to drive process improvement and change

Aug 30, 2024 | HR Analytics, Operating Model, Organization Capability, Organization Design, Organizational Effectiveness, People Analytics, Strategic HR, Strategy Execution

This article is the first in a two-part series on applying systems diagnostics to understand the sources of organizational underperformance (this article) and why transformations often fail to deliver (next article). It is based in part on Alec Levenson’s Strategic Analytics book. The issues addressed in the series will be covered in depth in the upcoming virtual workshop Driving Organizational Change with Data.

Building capabilities and changing the organization

Jun 20, 2024 | HR Analytics, Leadership, Organization Capability, Organization Design, Organizational Effectiveness, People Analytics

Executing a (new) strategy means two things. You have to build new capability required for the strategy. And the organization has to change from the old capability to the new. Capability building and change. Simple enough, and easy to say. So why do most strategy executions fail?

How Organization Agility Produces Sustained Performance: Bringing Coherence to Diverse Conceptual Perspectives (Download)

Apr 30, 2024 | Agility, Organization Design, Organizational Effectiveness

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Why and how organizations change – especially in competitive and dynamic environments – are central questions in organization theory and strategic management. Organization agility (OA) has emerged as a construct to describe the way organizations adapt quickly to continuous disruption and change, and theories explaining how OA works and produces performance outcomes have proliferated.

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WEBINAR: Building Organizational Capability to Improve Strategy Execution

Sep 26, 2023 | Change Management, Operating Model, Organizational Effectiveness, Strategic HR, Strategy Execution

September 26, 2023
With Alec Levenson and Carl Watson

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Growth Lessons Learned from Juggling the Three “Eyes” of the IPO

Mar 13, 2023 | Organizational Effectiveness, Strategic HR, Strategy Execution, Sustainability

Original article published by Alabama Inno An initial public offering is different from other events that spur growth. For maybe the first time, a new IPO is in the public eye. Passing of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and additional regulations that continue for...

HR Resources for COVID-19

Feb 8, 2023 | Agility, Change Management, Digital Transformation, Future of HR, Organizational Effectiveness, Sponsor Content, Strategy Execution

Last updated June 1, 2023 As we continue to adjust to a “new normal”, we would like to remind you of the resources available to help you and your organization. Most businesses have been transitioning to increased remote work, and have moved events and learning onto...

Systems diagnosis tools and techniques

Jan 19, 2023 | Operating Model, Organization Design, Organizational Effectiveness, Strategic HR, Strategy Execution

Originally posted in LinkedIn: Part One | Part Two Systems diagnosis tools and techniques – Part One Systems diagnoses and solutions are both the answer to a lot of what is wrong with corporate performance – and a source of the problem at the same time. Most issues...

Strategy Bites Back: Strategic HR May Win Out in Culture War

Sep 6, 2022 | HR Analytics, Organization Design, Organizational Effectiveness, Strategic HR, Strategy Execution, Talent Management

Over the years, data has supported the notion that culture eats strategy for breakfast. But then subsequent studies suggest that strategy is more important — it eats culture. This year is an interesting mix.
by Theresa M. Welbourne

How to Steer Clear of Groupthink

Apr 4, 2022 | Agility, Change Management, Employee Engagement, Organizational Effectiveness, Talent Management

by Alec Levenson, Jennifer Mueller, and Sarah Harvey
Harvard Business Review

The Intersection of HR Business Partnering, Analytics and OD

Jan 12, 2022 | Agility, Change Management, COVID-19, HR Analytics, Organization Design, Organizational Effectiveness

The Intersection of HR Business Partnering, Analytics and OD
with Alec Levenson and Maura Stevenson

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Growth Lessons Learned from Juggling the Three “Eyes” of the IPO

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Strategy Bites Back: Strategic HR May Win Out in Culture War

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