by Kates Kesler | May 7, 2020 | Blog, Knowledge Base, Talent and Leadership, Uncategorized
Many of our clients are asking how to utilize organization design mechanisms to take customer centricity to the next level. Customer centricity is defined here as creating unique product value propositions and strategies to deliver against unmet customer needs....
by Kates Kesler | Nov 9, 2018 | Blog, Knowledge Base, Talent and Leadership
Talent is priority number 1, 2 and 3 in most corporate human resources functions today. It’s no surprise, forced by a tsunami of tech-enabled business change and global competition and intensified by one of the tightest labor markets in decades. The investment of...
by Kates Kesler | Jan 5, 2018 | Knowledge Base, Talent, Talent and Leadership
CEOs (and activist investors) are pushing for simpler organizations with more autonomous, accountable business units. This call to action comes around every few years. Nelson Peltz’s ultimately unsuccessful bid for a seat on the P&G board was predicated by a...
by Kates Kesler | Jan 9, 2017 | Blog, Knowledge Base, Talent and Leadership
Organization design is the number one topic on the mind of business and HR executives who responded to Deloitte’s 2016 Global Human Capital report. We are not surprised. Over the past 10 years, we have witnessed a tremendous increase in strategic complexity across the...
by Kates Kesler | Jun 16, 2016 | Blog, Knowledge Base, Talent and Leadership, Uncategorized
The best global leadership systems develop people and the organization simultaneously. No other business process has more impact on shaping culture than company-wide talent development forums. Calibration and development councils can become the control centers for...
by Kates Kesler | Mar 28, 2016 | Blog, Knowledge Base, Talent and Leadership
We work with many large, global organizations as they move toward more integrated operating models. One of the key levers in creating real connections across business units, regions, and functions is the redesign of the executive team. It is perfectly appropriate for...