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One of the World’s Top 100 Banks
An example of the use of the CT Tools in the cultural transformation of a major Australia bank.
Bank Leverages Cultural Transformation Tools
One of the World’s Top 100 Banks Leverages
Cultural Transformation for Competitive Advantage
ANZ takes relationship building to a level rarely seen in business, to generate extraordinary results and a virtually unassailable leadership position
As Australia’s...
Helping Investment Leaders for Competitive Advantage
Examples of the use of CT Tools in the investment industry.
Leadership and culture in the Investment Industry
Since founding Focus Consulting Group in 2001, Jim Ware has been preaching the gospel of cultural transformation to investment companies throughout North America. Building on his decades of industry experience, Ware has become a firm believer in the concept of culture as an underpinning of...
Quantifiable Performance Improvements at the Methodist Hospital
Describes how the CT Tools have been used in the Methodist Hospital System to secure significant performance improvements.
Quantifiable Performance Improvements Based
On Cultural Transformation at a Major Hospital
In 1997, the board members of The Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas committed to revitalizing the mission of the organization with a renewed focus on creating a spiritual caring environment,...
Upside Down Case Study – Peer Facilitation (Jennifer Quinn)
Local government and Peer Facilitation work to transform the consciousness of unemployed people and civil servants.
The Situation
In 2004, The Netherlands passed the Work and Social Assistance Act (WWB) in a move toward decentralisation, deregulation and a reduced administrative reporting burden in the nation’s social services. The policy shifted focus from the national level to the municipality...
A Merger of Unequals: Case Study
This case study illustrates how a mismanaged culture can diminish the value of a merger.
The Situation
After a multinational Information Technology company acquired a mid-sized IT firm, they decided to carry out a Merger Compatibility Report to understand the values and cultures that would be merging.
The mid-sized firm had a productive, efficient and aligned culture of 80 people. Thirty-five people...
Bank Leverages Cultural Transformation Tools
One of the World’s Top 100 Banks Leverages
Cultural Transformation for Competitive Advantage
ANZ takes relationship building to a level rarely seen in business, to generate extraordinary results and a virtually unassailable leadership position
As Australia’s largest financial institution, ANZ was already enjoying success from performance improvement initiatives started in 1997. By 2000, ANZ decided...
Leadership & Culture in the Investment Industry
Leadership and culture in the Investment Industry
Since founding Focus Consulting Group in 2001, Jim Ware has been preaching the gospel of cultural transformation to investment companies throughout North America. Building on his decades of industry experience, Ware has become a firm believer in the concept of culture as an underpinning of competitive advantage in business. With the help of CTT (Cultural...
Cultural Transformation at a Major Hospital
Quantifiable Performance Improvements Based
On Cultural Transformation at a Major Hospital
In 1997, the board members of The Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas committed to revitalizing the mission of the organization with a renewed focus on creating a spiritual caring environment, and they wanted to make it measurable. Achieving this goal became a truly transforming exercise for all facets of the...
Case Study: TMSi Logistics
Industry: 3rd Party
Logistics Provider/
Supply Chain
Management
# of Employees:
1300
Annual Revenue:
$140,000,000 USD
Offices:
1 Corporate Office
2 Corporate Support
Offices
15 Warehouse Locations
Country: USA
Integrating Values from the Boardroom to the Factory Floor
November 2009
THE SITUATION
For over 15 years, TMSi Logistics, a highly respected Top 100
national logistics firm and Inc. 5000 company,...
Case Study: Blackhawk Healthcare
Industry: Healthcare
Offices:
1 Corporate Office
3 Rural Hospitals
Country: USA
The Situation
Mangum Community Hospital was on the brink of closure due to an operating loss of approximately $500,000 for the fiscal year 2005. Around this same time, Blackhawk Healthcare, an organization committed to providing quality healthcare in rural areas, stepped in to acquire the struggling hospital. Blackhawk...
