Seize Opportunities
- If you're missing opportunities because...
The company isn't agile
The market is changing so
quickly we can't keep up
We need to increase
commitment to a new
direction, channel, or strategy.
“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
ChangeWeb
While 90% of companies had undertaken significant organizational change recently, only 5% had avoided substantial disruptions and finished on time, according to a survey by Gartner.
Get the return on investment you need from your next change effort by planning change wisely. Use findings from network science to identify the change agents, hidden influencers, and covert leaders who can make or break a new strategy or initiative. Engage those employees wisely and see how their engagement increases success. Leaders receive a customized roadmap for the change and ongoing coaching for change leaders to help optimize the change network and accelerate change adoption.
Best for organizations implementing major change that involves shifting behaviors, processes, or direction.
Ecosystem Mapping
More than 40% of business outcomes will be outside one enterprise’s control by 2013, according to Gartner. Avoid being blindsided and leverage the ecosystem for your organization’s benefit.
This initiative engages leaders in identifying entities, relationships, vulnerabilities, and company health in the ecosystem. Leaders gain insight into the company’s competitive position, potential partnerships, and emerging opportunities.
Best for organizations working in complex, interdependent, dynamic markets in which actions of other companies significantly impact the success of your organization.
Simple Tools for Complex Organizations: Tips and Techniques for Dealing with Chaos
Only 38% of change initiatives were completely or mostly successful improving performance.
McKinsey, 2006
Leaders in today’s organizations operate on a fast track: they lead initiatives that can change by the hour, manage diverse resources from multiple organizations, and achieve results that 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 will introduce 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.
Strategic Success: New Approaches, Methods, and Techniques for Planning Effective Processes
Strategic Planning Troubles:
Only 11% of executives believe that strategic planning is worth the effort.
Mankins & Steele, HBR
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.
Strategy Facilitation
Only 11% of executives believe that strategic planning is worth the effort, according to Harvard Business Review. Are you one of the few that gets value from strategic planning?
This professionally facilitated workshop series leads executives through the research, strategic thinking, decision making, and implementation planning needed to lead the organization to the next level of performance. It includes a 1-day facilitated session with the next level down to ensure managerial alignment with the new strategies and plans.
Best for executive teams that need to make sound decisions about strategy amid constant change and churn.
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