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"There are some things one can only achieve by a deliberate leap in the opposite direction."
Franz Kafka
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Our organisational development work is designed around certain truths about organisations.
Truth One: Change is inevitable and organisations do not make changes easily, nor do they change on demand.
Truth Two: Changes take time. Success comes from an initiative that is embraced by the leaders and team members within organisations.
Truth Three: Adults learn to change when it affects them as individuals. Individual perceptions of the need for change are different from those of the company.
Truth Four: Change and improvements can be, and more importantly need to be, measured. This ensures the necessary discipline in monitoring and managing progress.
Truth Five: It is a people business, feelings matter. It is about establishing, aligning and managing expectations.
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| macsimize helps client organisations understand "human systems dynamics". Such dynamics offer valuable perspectives on the most persistent organisational problems and individuals' roles in these problems. Our organisational development consulting work revolves around helping companies establishing strategies and implementation work to achieve the desired goals. |
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- Injecting Innovation using the Blue Ocean Strategy
- Formulating Strategies... Mission, Vision and Values
- Increasing Organisational Effectiveness
- Managing Organisational Change
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| examples of our work include:
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- Helping a major financial services group turnaround a strategic operation through articulating of the strategic mission and vision. This included restructuring the management team and facilitating an agreed set of rules of engagement.
- Developing of a turn-key global innovation centre for a leading sports apparel firm and using this centre to instill an innovation culture amongst over 4000 employees worldwide.
- Designing a comprehensive organisational improvement programme on work-life balance, including development of an organisational climate survey, strategic "town hall" workshops, training and establishing systems and tools to allow improvements in work-life balance.
- Working with a sales force of over 2000 on realignment of sales activities through automation of front-end processes.
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| In maximising human capital, we are of the opinion that there are 8 important factors in an organisation: |
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The mission... the purpose of the organisation;
The vision... what the organisation is striving to be;
The company's culture;
The values of the organisation;
The business goals, key performance indicators;
The functions of an organisation such as divisions and departments;
The roles and responsibilities of team members and finally
The job description and compensation structure of individuals.
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| These 8 factors are under constant stress from internal and external forces. Internal forces may be inter-departmental rivalry. External forces include competitor movements and economic cycles. |
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| Managing is about continual activities around aligning these 8 factors. Leadership is about pulling these 8 factors towards a more structured and orderly state. |
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| We balance best practices with practical business acumen to bring measurable and quantum business results. |
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