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Strategy, Transformation and Change

Organisational and system change
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Strategic change begins with making sense of the conditions in which an organisation is operating. Social, political and material forces shape and constrain what is possible and what may need to change. Change is also relational and emotional: how leaders take up their roles can shape responses across an organisation, influencing how people engage with a new direction and whether change takes hold. We help leaders understand and work with these dynamics to develop and sustain change.

What is strategy, transformation and change consulting?

Strategy, transformation and change consulting helps leaders and organisations think through their strategic direction and create the conditions needed to put it into practice. Consultants work alongside leaders to develop strategy and work through difficult choices. The process itself creates opportunities to build shared ownership, surface differences and understand what the organisation will need to put its direction into practice.

Change involves more than plans, structures and processes. How people take up roles and authority, work across organisational boundaries and respond to uncertainty can all influence what becomes possible. Our systems psychodynamic approach brings these dimensions into view, helping leaders consider the rational requirements of change alongside the less visible dynamics that may support or get in the way of it.

For a broader perspective, explore our services for organisational and system change.

Our approach

We work with the organisation as a whole system, considering strategy, structure and organisational dynamics together. As the external environment changes, organisations need to adapt their strategy, structures and ways of working while remaining focused on their purpose. We help leaders and teams understand what may support or inhibit this adaptation and what needs to change. Leadership and followership are deeply interdependent. We help leaders create the conditions in which people can challenge constructively, take up their roles and remain engaged through uncertainty and change.

Through enquiry, reflection and constructive challenge, we help leaders examine assumptions, work with differences and consider the organisational conditions needed to support their strategic direction. Where specialist technical, commercial or market expertise is required, our work can integrate with internal expertise or external partners. As technologies such as artificial intelligence reshape work, we help leaders and teams consider their psychological and systemic implications for roles, authority, relationships and ways of working.

Who this is for?

We work with boards, executive teams and senior leaders responsible for setting strategic direction and leading significant organisational change.

When the strategic direction needs to change

The external environment has shifted, existing assumptions no longer hold, or leaders need to make difficult choices about purpose, priorities and future direction.

When strategy requires the organisation to work differently

A new direction may require changes to structures, roles, authority, relationships or ways of working. We help leaders think about these together rather than treating organisational design as separate from strategy.

When change is difficult to make or sustain

Change may have stalled, generated resistance or exposed significant differences across the organisation. We help leaders understand what these responses may be communicating and what needs attention for change to move forward.

When change crosses organisational boundaries

Leaders may need to develop shared direction across teams, functions, organisations or wider systems where authority, priorities and accountabilities are distributed.

When technology is changing the nature of work

New technologies, including artificial intelligence, can alter roles, relationships, authority and established ways of working, requiring organisations to consider the human and organisational implications alongside the technical ones.

How it works?

Our work begins by understanding the organisation, its context and the change it is seeking to make. With leaders and key stakeholders, we explore the current situation and the factors that may support or inhibit progress. We develop the approach with the organisation, involving the people who need to contribute to the change. This might include interviews, facilitated strategy sessions, workshops, organisational observation and consultation with leaders and teams.

Change involves loss and uncertainty. We create space to understand what people may be holding on to, what the change represents for different parts of the organisation, and how this may affect engagement with the emerging direction. Rather than treating resistance simply as something to overcome, we consider what it may tell us about the organisation and the proposed change.

As the work progresses, we move between reflection and action, testing what is emerging, learning from experience and adapting the approach so that changes can become established in practice.

Who you would work with

Our work is delivered by experienced organisational consultants who bring a range of professional backgrounds and expertise across sectors.

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