Organization and Leadership

We view organizations as dynamic, complex systems -- with people as their most critical asset. People strategy is a critical element, and sometimes the driver, of successful corporate strategies.

We help transform leaders, teams and organizations. We align organizational design with strategy. We examine the distribution of decision rights and the impact of incentives on the type and quality of decisions the organization is making. We help organizations manage their corporate center and overhead costs. We identify, map, and diagnose internal and external networks of collaboration. And we design corporate governance systems to improve board effectiveness and manage risk.

Recent work has included assisting firms with new organizational designs prompted by trends in new technologies, offshoring, globalization, and the rising demands of top talent.

Just-in-Time Executive Development

By Bernie Jaworski and Mike Morrison

Learning what, when and where it's needed.

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Organizational Dynamics: The Executive Mind and Double-Loop Learning

by Chris Argyris

It's not easy to alter engrained behavior even when that behavior is clearly
counterproductive — but, fortunately for the health of our organizations, it is possible.

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A Delicate Balance Between Risk and Reward

By Eamonn Kelly, Steve Weber

In these uncertain, complex, and volatile times, risk seems to be shifting and accelerating.

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Avian Influenza Preparedness

By Alvaro Amorrortu, Terese Kung, Michael Kunst

With human infection from the avian influenza virus confirmed in ten countries, the avian flu is a serious threat.

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Connecting Present and Future

By Chris Ertel, Maryln Walton

Almost everybody loves to think about the future, especially people in organizations.

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Getting Off the Roller Coaster

By Margaret Covell, Josh Lee

The average company spends 23 cents out of every dollar of revenue on overhead, yet lacks a plan for managing the spending for greater value.

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Harnessing Business Networks to Drive Collaborative Advantage

By Jonathan Dav, Sameer Srivastava

One common ingredient in high performing companies is that the right people come together to deliver results.

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Need Your Change Effort to Actually Work? Simulate It

By Sameer Srivastava

That big change effort you are contemplating is twice as likely to fail as it is to succeed.

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What If? The Art of Scenario Thinking for Nonprofits

By Diana Scearce, Katherine Fulton

Scenario thinking is a tool for motivating people to challenge the status quo, or get better at doing so.

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Human Capital Strategy

By Sameer Srivastava, Ambar Chowdhury, Doug MacKenzie

Human Capital Strategy: Pulling Ahead of the Competition and Staying There discusses the keys to transforming HR.

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