Engineering firm
Navigating a leadership transition without losing momentum
- The challenge
- Various changes in the C-suite left unclear ownership, uneven accountability, and real risk to business growth and continuity.
- The Engagement
- Focus groups across departments along with diagnostic assessments highlighted transition risks that impacted workforce effectiveness and productivity throughout the organization. The information was used to create targeted leadership development plans for each executive tied directly to the transition risks.
- The Result
- Individual executive ownership was defined along with decision-making authority, and stronger accountability across the C-suite. HR was able to implement the recommendations by integrating the new roles, decision rights, and targeted leadership development plans into ongoing management and leadership practices. This improved leadership alignment and consistency, reduced uncertainty across the organization, and strengthened continuity by preserving critical knowledge and performance standards through the transition.
