While there is a place for incremental and continuous improvement efforts, that is not transformation. You don’t achieve transformation by tweaking what you’re already doing, and slow and expensive are two words that are increasingly unacceptable. Thus, the need to do things differently persists. Kotter’s approach convenes people from across the organization – not just the usual suspects – into laser-focused teams to move with urgency, speed, and creativity, challenging assumptions and breaking down long-standing barriers to achieve previously unimaginable business results.
Operational Efficiency Focus Areas
- Cost Optimization
- Value Realization
- Turnaround
- Restructuring
- Operating Model Transformation
- Supply Chain Excellence
- Organizational Design
- Organizational Effectiveness
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