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Take a more in-depth look at key organizational improvement issues and challenges in articles and papers written by our experienced team.

07.20.98  Robert Schaffer

Why Pay for Recommendations When You Need Results?

Based on the book High-Impact Consulting, this article describes how a strategic consultant can help to effect real change in organizations.

 

04.13.98  Suzanne Francis

Acqusition Integration: Best Practices to Follow Before, During and After the Deal Closes

More than one-third of acquisitions fail to meet their goals. This article describes how to beat the odds by focusing on acquisition integration, and improving management practices at every stage of the process.

 

Making the Deal Real: How GE Capital Integrates Acquisitions

Thousands of companies every year acquire other companies, or are acquired themselves. This article argues that it should be viewed as a manageable process that can be codified and improved over time.

 

09.08.97  Robert Schaffer

Beginning with Results: The Key to Success

Based on the book High-Impact Consulting, this article describes how a strategic consultant can help to effect real change in organizations.

 

05.05.97  Robert Schaffer

Planning for Succession

A personal account of succession planning in a unique and innovative consulting firm, with consideration of identity, governance, and financial issues.

 

03.18.96  Robert Schaffer

Putting the Engine into Re-Engineering

This article shows re-engineering is not always the answer-and can even exacerbate underlying problems.

 

09.18.95  Robert Schaffer

Results-Driven Change: A New Look at Re-engineering

By concentrating on results in one area and using initial success to expand into other processes, results-driven process redesign proves to be an effective mechanism for implementing organizational change.

 

08.14.95  Robert Schaffer

Results-Driven Change: Time to Rewire Re-engineering

Focused on the electrical utility industry.

 

The Boundaryless Oranization

An executive summary of the book, The Boundaryless Organization.

 

01.30.95  Ron Ashkenas

Beyond the Fads: How Leaders Drive Change With Results

This article traces forty years of organizational fads that failed to deliver the promised results. TRW and SmithKline Beecham illustrate how leaders can drive change by starting with results instead of programs.

 

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