Organizational design
Manage informal performance factors
Lack of motivation, withdrawal, resistance, and infighting are all phenomena difficult to control with formal management drivers alone. How to influence informal performance factors?
Rediscovering simplicity
Companies tend to become more complex and thus more sluggish over time. Rediscovering simplicity can thus be a major performance improvement driver.
Change… with moderation!
Change management is in vogue. However, too many transformations can have a negative impact on performance. What are the alternatives to radical change?
Successful post-merger integration
Three keys to successful post-merger integration: Assert strong leadership, focus on the speed of integration and actively manage the cultural dimension.
Use your influence effectively
An original slant on the mechanics of power and influence in business organizations.
Deploy communities of practice
How to organize knowledge sharing and creation networks within the organization? Learn from the example of Clarica, a Canadian insurance company.
