Organizational Development and Alignment
Organization Alignment
What do you and your employees experience when walking through the doors of your business in the morning? Is there a feeling of tension or indifference? Do your employees share your values? Are they performing as you wish them to? Is there a sense of camaraderie and of playing on the same team? If not, perhaps it's time to take an honest look at the organization as it stands today.
For most executives getting the organization to a top level of performance means launching a variety of improvement efforts which are intended to lift the business from where it is now to a never before achieved state of excellence. It takes a focused and energized organization to produce these outcomes. Creating this type of organization is an arduous and difficult journey, and the best laid plans for improvement and change often fail to generate the desired results.
Here are some of the most common obstacles to organizational goals programs;
- Resistance to change.
- Lack of personal goals.
- Poor management of time.
- Inadequate communication.
- Poor management or supervisory skills.
- Lack of accountability
Company Culture
Much of what management attempts, such as trying to improve performance, to become more competitive or to change strategic direction, is influenced by the organization’s culture. A business that is shifting its strategic direction may find its culture a source of strength or weakness. If you do not understand and evaluate this properly, you greatly decrease your chances for success. Understanding current culture, determining what new behavioral elements may be required, and setting the course for successful change is a complicated business
Our Process
We meet with the business owner or CEO to discuss the following as preparation for the program:
- Company background, business, markets, products, organizational structure
- Company goals, Mission, strategies, SWOTs.
- CEO’s personal vision, goals.
- Company policies and procedures.
- Management team evaluations.
We will also meet with the Management Team to:
- Evaluate management capabilities of each individual.
- Evaluate loyalty to company and its Mission.
- Individual goals and objectives.
We utilize many of the tools in our arsenal, such as behavioral assessments, peer reviews, delegation and accountability workshops, and others.