As pundits remind us, the best time to transform an organisation’s capability or performance was yesterday. The next best time is today. 

Despite organisations being in a continual state of change, the majority of leaders assume they have to get everything fixed before they pursue a transformation programme. Counter to this, we would argue initiatives enacted outside a broader transformation programme tend to either miss the mark or invoke opposition. 

Consider restructures; the notion of either right-sizing a business to reflect changes in revenues or demand, or reconfiguring workgroups to better utilise particular capabilities. When managed outside a broader change or transformation programme, they are typically seen as a cost-cutting exercise, which not only instils fear, it puts people at odds with the change the organisation is presumably seeking.

If, on the other hand, transformation programmes are positioned correctly and led in the right way, they not only address the issues at play, they act as a powerful and highly constructive measure to engage staff in the betterment of the organisation that it’s looking for. 

To help you understand your organisation’s likelihood of achieving a successful outcome from a planned change programme, we’ve created a simple Performance Ability Assessment that consists of 25 key questions you need to know before starting. While the insights you gain could have a lasting impact, it will take you less than 10 minutes to complete!

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Let’s make this the year we move beyond just a conversation about productivity to one of transforming our performance and prosperity as a nation.