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Organization Assessment |
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Organization improvement work starts with
an assessment of what is the current state and where there are gaps
between desired and actual outcomes. Taylor-Nelson offers several of the
best ways of conducting an organization assessment. The criteria against which
the assessment may be based include:
Appreciative Inquiry is a process and philosophy that uncovers the best things individuals and the organization has experienced in the past. By recalling past success the participants begin to plan actions to cause changes that replicate their past successes. This positive motivation for change has proven more effective than traditional approaches. Quadred is an internet based performance management and tracking system that uncovers and summarizes to the dash board level how the organization is performing on leading and lagging critical success factors, what the culture is like, what are the capabilities of the organization, how effective are the systems and processes, and how well resources are aligned with desired strategic outcomes. Are the strategic goals of the organization clearly understood and is there shared ownership of the goals? Do functional units clearly understand their contribution to the fulfillment of organization goals? How effective is the organization utilizing human & structural capital? What is the effectiveness of human system processes (strategy, direction, leadership, communication, decision-making, reward systems and empowerment)? Your organization is compared with Best Practices found in comparable industries and organizations. Capability Snapshot is an internet based organization strength and weakness assessment based on Balanced Scorecard categories:
Data is collected from the organization virtually and from customers by telephone interview. Corporate Tools are a virtual assessment of the organization members stated (espoused) values, the values actually in practice and the values organization members believe are required in order to succeed or change direction. Many leaders have concluded that values determine organization speed, quality and direction. Now there is an easy way to periodically discover if important values are being grown, nurtured and followed. Conventional Assessments. Taylor-Nelson has been doing conventional assessments for over twenty-five years. This entails looking at the organization strategy, design and culture from the eyes of organization members, themselves. Focus groups, one on one interviews, targeted e-surveys, review of documents and artifacts, meeting with key stakeholders, suppliers and customers and the like. We always try and bring out and build upon the positive stories which produces more energy for change than negativism. | Overview | Our
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