Complex Compensation Equation

A hospital’s VP, HR envisioned a restructure of his HR department where roles would be matrixed to an unusually high level, with staff matrixed and double-hatted. Given the complexity of the design, he felt the need for an objective 3rd party to work with his HR staff in creating their job descriptions, market pricing each…

Turnaround to Success

A hospital under a new senior leadership team was embarking on a carefully orchestrated turnaround. It needed an accurate assessment of the HR function to assure compliance and efficacy. To gain objective and subjective data, we conducted our proprietary HR function assessment survey with first and second tier managers to identify critical trends as well…

Rapid F100 Inclusion Culture Shift

A financial services industry leader set course to aggressively pursue emerging markets to build marketshare. Their most successful and largest revenue-producing sales group was charged with leading this endeavor. However, its leadership team had rebuffed the need to be significantly more inclusive to better understand and support the needs of their clients and target markets.…

Business Case for Shared Services

Three weeks prior to the Global Leadership Team Meeting, the Global CEO had announced his plan to dismantle the shared services structure they had formed a few years before, supporting 20 IBUs. The North America CEO felt the Shared Services Model was working effectively that it was worth a ‘fight’ to save it. Contacted by…

Effective Succession Through Leadership Teaming

A steadily growing professional services firm which had just merged with another sizable firm was facing a succession dilemma. Their long-standing Managing Partner was ready to scale back and succession planning was not in place. Their top producer as well as a couple other partners were interested in the Managing Partner role. However, the incumbent…