In the new economy, companies face myriad challenges. Some of these are a function of the changing business landscape; others are quite timeless in their scope and substance. The most critical challenges however, link back to management effectiveness. Effective management, reflected in robust practices and processes, truly makes the difference between success and failure.

Some of the key challenges, that organizations appear to be grappling with, that have emerged from our experience of working with a host of companies, have been listed out below:

• Managers operating 2-3 levels below the level that they should be operating at…

• Fluid organizational structures creating a flux of roles leading to a significant drop in performance…

• Definition of unit objectives neither clear nor aligned with the overall company mission…

• Managers not executing to drive the results which satisfy their unit’s objectives…

• Work across units in the organization not seamlessly integrated towards a commonness of purpose…

• Managers finding it difficult to satisfy the needs of different stakeholders -- peers, reports, managers…

• Managers ill-equipped with practical tools & techniques to apply to their daily mgmt. activities…

• Specific-person dependence creeping into a role-defined people-enabled system…

• Employees not taking ownership to the extent where they operate akin to the CEO of their work area…

• Processes & practices driven in an ambiguous fashion -- leading to employee retention issues…

We at Louis Allen believe that these challenges are best addressed through an approach which focuses on overall development of the organization through the development of the people, practices and processes.

Our Organization Development and Effectiveness framework has three broad areas of Assessment, Development and Consulting that dovetail into the overall effort.

Against this backdrop, we deliver customized interventions which range from a holistic integrated approach involving all of these three prongs in conjunction, to sharply focused interventions in a specific area to meet the client’s needs.

The underlying philosophy in either case however, is that we deliver customized solutions based on specific needs, priorities and objectives of the client.