Organizational diagnosis. Where every transformation starts.
Everyone in the organization knows what the problems are. But each person sees different problems, and so proposes different solutions. The diagnosis brings the entire leadership team to the same table, and the same picture.
Book a diagnosis- Duration
- 2–3 days
- Participants
- The entire leadership team
- Format
- Face to face
Why not start with strategy, coaching or restructuring?
The problems each person identifies are not the real problem. The real problem is the team's inability to work together to solve them.
That inability stems first and foremost from each individual having a different definition of what the problems are. If we see different problems, we come up with different solutions, and block each other.
The diagnosis has three goals
- 1
Agreement on the problems
All key stakeholders agree on the challenges the organization must overcome to achieve its goals.
- 2
An integrated leadership team
The team begins learning how to work together, with mutual trust and respect.
- 3
Energy for change
When people see that problems belong to the organization, not to one person, the energy to start changing appears.
The Chain of Causality
In the diagnosis we separate causes from symptoms and manifestations. This shows how problems are interrelated, and why solving a few of them resolves many others.
01
Causes
Disintegration of people and interests, process, structure, mission and vision.
02
Symptoms
Sub-systems developing at different speeds and no longer fitting together.
03
Manifestations
The organization loses touch with its market: higher costs, lost clients, falling market share.
Who it is for
Owners and leadership teams of companies that have grown (typically above €1M in revenue), in any industry, where important decisions still land on the founder.
Why face to face, with the whole team
The diagnosis is done with the entire leadership team in the room. We do not look for culprits: we depersonalize problems and expose the role of the system in creating them. Only then does responsibility move from a few individuals to the whole organization.
What you get
- 1Clarity on which problems are normal, which are abnormal, and which could be fatal.
- 2A road map and action plan for the major issues facing the organization.
- 3Insight into the problems you are likely to face next, and how to address them.
- 4New leadership and management concepts your team can use immediately.
- 5Visibly better collaboration and teamwork, driven by a shared sense of purpose.
- 6Energy freed from low-value work and channeled toward the changes that matter.