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Organisational Diagnostics Healthcheck

 

Rigorous Analysis

Undertaking a rigorous healthcheck is critical if we wish our organisations to be profitable, to flourish, expand, grow and return optimum shareholder value. Not all businesses have the Organisation Development capacity to diagnose and implement behavioural change.

 

Personal & Oragnisational Health

As individuals we take all steps necessary to maintain positive health and take immediate action if we experience illness. Organisations do not always have the same self-regulating mechanism that helps them seek expert advice. When we individually experience ill-health we probably automatically seek medical assistance - this analogy does not apply to the typical organisation.  Typically, many organisations although malfunctioning do little to rectify the situation.

 

Symptoms of Failure can be reversed if caught in time

You have probably experienced this in an organisation where you have been a manager or staff member. Everyone knows the organisation is not performing to its expected performance levels - its just that no one knows how to take remedial action. It also does not help that everyone experiences the same malady or dysfunctional way of working. Those who are customer facing and report daily to the customer may know that things are not working but it takes some time for this message to permeate the management culture and eventually catch the attention of the top team. Undoubtedly, when they experience the symptoms of 'ill-health' they may then choose to take action - long after the original problems arose. Our philosophy is: we can identify and catch the problem in time and specific focused action can be taken to correct the problem and prevent it arising again.

 

Because of the time gap between the problem originating and action being taken, the organisation may have experienced severe problems, resulting in loss of customer retention and loyalty, missed marketing and business opportunities, a severe decline in morale, unnecessary 'churn' of staff from critical areas all resulting in lack of competitiveness and a decline in profitability and reputation.

 

Solutions

We take corrective and preventative action using our unique approach based on focusing precisely on the causes of the problem and devoting our energies to implementing a solution. Our organisational diagnostics are tailored to identify specific cause-effect relationships and quickly identify and focus on implementing solutions. Consider the benefits that accrue to you from taking action to resolve these 12 key issues noted below.

  1. Confused performance with poor implementation of corporate strategy across the whole
  2. business
  3. Managers ignoring their responsibility to master and implement changes as "business as usual"
  4. Failing to grow and expand the business with new customers, geographies and products
  5. Exceptionally low staff retention or high "churn" in vital areas of your business
  6. Decline in customer satisfaction, resulting in low customer retention and fall in new business
  7. Long standing decline in morale and profitability
  8. Failure to deliver the expected synergies after acquiring a new business or forming a joint
  9. venture
  10. Post acquisition or merger blues accompanied by low productivity
  11. Failure to unite functions or silos in forming slick service delivery across the organisation
  12. Managers declining to operationalise 'performance management'

If these issues interest you visit the relevant webpage and phone us immediately to talk through how we can help. Call +44 (0) 870 896 4403 or email info@WoburnConsulting.com

 

 

Recent Papers

How to Master Your Mind & Your Potential

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The Power to Influence: Change Management

Your ability to influence others is critical if you want to drive any improvement or change project. The application of techniques and processes is not sufficient to change behaviours and business cultures. Reliance on using authority and the power that goes with it is insufficient to create along lasting change. What is required is the skilful use of a repertoire of behavioural techniques to bring about change and improvement in how we do business. Phil Atkinson focuses on the core skills that are necessary to become a catalyst and indeed a master in driving and implementing organisational change.

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Change Agility in Transforming Organisations

Philip Atkinson suggests that we must move beyond typical change management methodologies, andfocus on engaging with staff and speeding up the implementation of change. This change agility can only be mastered and installed in the corporate culture if we promote strategies to move people through the acceptance cycle, thereby minimising resistance.

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From Recession to Recovery: Tangible Transformation in Organisational Performance

This article outlines the accelerated change model used by such leading companies as General Electric

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Continuous Improvement Transformational Change

Published in February 2011 this article focuses on the strategic changes that each sector of the economy must implement to guarantee a safe and secure future for their business

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Creating a customer-centric culture in the Financial Services sector. 

Philip Atkinson outlines the severity of the challenges, which lie ahead for businesses in the Financial Services sector. Bonding with the customer emotionally leads to life time-value for both provider and customer. Riding the winds of change....

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Strategy Integration

A common theme in many discussions with business leaders is that of ensuring the Information Technology department is supporting the business strategy. Even more key in today's financial environment.  Terry Dann explains...

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