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Strategy & Operational Planning
Only 11% of executives believe that strategic planning is worth the effort, according to Harvard Business Review. Yet executives spend countless hours every year in strategic planning meetings. Are you one of the few that gets value from strategic planning?
Our Strategy and Operational Planning processes lead you through the research, strategic thinking, decision making, and implementation planning needed to set a sound direction and adapt to ongoing change. It bypasses the fluff to get down to what really matters. We take a systems perspective so leaders make decisions in the context of their ecosystems, engage employees and managers in rigorous validation and risk mitigation, and design a workable plan that everyone can support.
Best for executive teams that need to make sound decisions about strategy amid constant change and churn. For more information, read our
case study.
"Working with Partnering Resources was a true pleasure! From the extensive preparations and the participant interviews to the facilitation and follow-up, this was truly a first class operation. We emerged with an energized management team with a common vision and clear agenda. This will serve as the foundation for our company's efforts for the next several years." – CEO, technology company
Voice of the Customer and Employee
"Our relationship with our customer is our most important relationship. And our most important asset is our people."
Many organizations say things like this, but how many actually listen to what customers, employees, and other stakeholders have to say? Taking the time to ask can work wonders: increase customer commitment, boost employee morale, solve complex problems, and innovate new solutions.
We help organizations ask the right questions and take action through our Voice of the Customer and Employee services. We design a process that fits your goals and context. We collect data, but we also help you strengthen your relationships and increase trust with employees and / or customers. At the end of the process, not only do you know more, your customers and / or employees know that you know. For more information, see our
case study.
"Partnering Resources designed an innovative program that allowed us to mine employee perspectives, opinions, and issues for the benefit of the organization. Maya created a process that made it safe for employees to identify and discuss important and sensitive issues. She then facilitated discussions between employees and our organization's leaders. The conversations were positive and gave me the opportunity to reinforce messages, correct misunderstandings, and understand concerns. The program has been a great success." – CIO, financial services organization
Change Leadership
Only 38% of change initiatives are completely or mostly successful at improving performance (McKinsey, 2006). That’s a lot of work for mediocre results. However, most organizations are short-sighted: they prefer to save time early in the project by neglecting change management. They pay for it in the end when the change isn’t adopted or falls short of expectations.
We help build solid change leadership in your organization by helping you engage stakeholders, identify and leverage informal leaders, and introduce the change in a way that suits your unique context.
We bring a unique perspective to change. Like many, we believe that a change initiative’s success relies on active leadership and engaged employees. However, we also believe that
informal networks are critical and often neglected levers that organizations can use to drive change. In our work, we draw on network knowledge to help us accelerate the change process. For more information, see our
case study.
"Due to changes in federal standards, we needed to decrease the length of our year-end close cycle by 30 calendar days. Maya facilitated a series of working meetings for us, bringing together people involved in all aspects of the close process. We looked at innovations, time-saving ideas, and other radical ideas that would help us achieve our goals. Each meeting was well-planned, creative, and engaging. Maya did an excellent job facilitating our diverse group and helping us figure out how to successfully meet this challenge." - Project Director, Finance Organization
BUILD SKILL
Strategic Success: New Approaches, Methods, and Techniques for Planning Effective Processes
Ready to take strategy to the next level? In this fast-paced, executive-level course, we look at emerging best practices, new tools and techniques, and innovations in strategy and strategic planning. We draw on the best-selling book
Blue Ocean Strategy and cutting-edge articles such as
"Stop Making Plans; Start Making Decisions" to identify practical, impactful strategic processes that work in the reality of today’s complex, rapidly-changing organizations.
This workshop is offered to the public through a partnership with Boston University Corporate Education Center. For more information, visit the
class page at BUCEC.
"Wonderful class!!! This was the best… class so far – the team work / collaboration very interactive – really demonstrated the core material and got the point(s)... driven home." – Participant
Simple Tools for Complex Organizations: Tips and Techniques for Dealing with Chaos
Leaders in today’s organizations operate on a fast track: they lead initiatives that can change by the hour, manage diverse resources from multiple divisions, and achieve results that may become dated moments after they are posted. In this complex world, leaders cannot succeed with old tools. This workshop is designed for leaders who want to boost their performance to the next level. It introduces methods and models for successfully managing ambiguity and thriving amidst complexity.
This workshop is offered to the public through a partnership with Boston University Corporate Education Center. For more information, visit the
class page at BUCEC.
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"Superb!" – Participant
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