Manage change—or it will manage you. Leaders in today’s organizations are faced with this reality on a regular, if not daily, basis. In a rapidly changing world, the health of an organization depends on its ability to respond timely and appropriately to emerging opportunities, new threats, and societal and marketplace trends. Leaders who know how to leverage resources to effectively … Read more
By lightening the load for business partners, HR leaders can safeguard the credibility of HR and ensure the success of the HR transformation.
A Center of Expertise (COE) is set up to deliver specialized services or capabilities for a business. A properly set up internal COE for implementing organization change can help an organization handle change more smoothly, efficiently, and cost effectively. The critical first step in setting up a successful organization transformation COE is to define its purpose and intent. To do … Read more
In business model implementation, no real change can take place until and unless people begin to act or behave differently—and there is a big difference between thinking about this being done and actually having it happen. While this may seem obvious, disconnects between concept and action happen surprisingly often in organizations. Understanding how and why these disconnects occur can help … Read more
Learn how an Alignment Leader and change partner can work together to help create an organization culture that embraces Agile principles.
Digital technologies—not just hardware, but data, artificial intelligence, networks, social platforms, and other digital applications—are rapidly and profoundly changing the way we do business. More and more companies of all sizes and in all industries are engaging in digital transformation as a way to more seamlessly and intuitively design customer experiences, enable business processes, deliver value, and achieve strategic differentiation. … Read more
After helping dozens of organizations improve the efficiency, quality, and success of their work processes using an Agile approach, we at AlignOrg Solutions are firmly convinced of the benefits Agile can bring to many companies. However, when we talk about incorporating Agile principles into organization design, we are in no way advocating that companies just choose a few initiatives or … Read more
Leaders must manage change – or it will manage them. Learn 3 strategies leader can use to create sustainable, lasting change in their organizations.
Business model transformation can deliver a tremendous amount of value for an organization, competitively speaking. Recently, a potential client who was trying to change how her sales force is set up asked me, “what are some of the best business models you’ve seen?” That’s a tricky question. There are many effective business models out there. A few that come to … Read more
The holidays can be a mixed blessing for those of us involved in implementing organization change. While it’s wonderful to get together with family and friends to celebrate the season, the additional social commitments add an extra layer of complexity to our already demanding schedules. Along with pushing to meet year-end deadlines and business responsibilities, we’re thinking about what we … Read more