Advisory Service

Organizational Culture suite — values, norms, assumptions

There are nine critical control points (CRICPs) at every professional firm. And corporate culture is one of those areas where organizational entropy occurs naturally but has the most devastating effects on the business if left unattended.

Together with top management we will assess current subcultures in your key groups and firmwide, and identify potential areas of influence. We will concentrate on essentials, making sure your subcultures aren’t in conflict, preferably in synergetic relationships.

We use proprietary models and frameworks to assist your team with making quality business decisions with regard to firm culture.

Advisory services to manage firm’s culture

Organizational cultures are never homogenous. The larger the firm, the more likely each large faction (group) posseses its own subculture. There are four subculture pairs that are always at odds with one another.

We will discuss all subculture types, their strengths, and potential benefits and drawbacks. Assessing subcultures within your firm, we’ll establish how to avoid conflict, how to foster synergies, and improve collaboration.

In addition, we will create a thorough actionable plan to drive your organization toward a set of preferable subcultures. This will include managerial placements in certain positions, and creation of routines, processes, cultivation of favorable values, and tinkering with your performance appraisal system and rewards.

This advisory service is applied in the following strategic management solutions: Sustainable Growth Firm and Talent Magnet Firm.

Map of Organizational Culture | awezzom
Map of Organizational Culture

Management topics we’ll cover:

  • Eight subcultures, dangers and opportunities
  • (In)voluntary turnover
  • Managerial roles
  • Business goals v culture
  • Values, norms, and red lines
  • Promotions and appraisal systems
  • Handling subculture conflicts
  • Steering toward desirable culture
  • Latent capabilities at the firm today

Process

The typical process unfolds the following way:

Step 1: Fill in the contact form. We’ll get in touch within 1-2 business days.

Step 2: We’ll have a conversation with you over the phone or zoom. There will have to be a decision maker on your end. Otherwise we’ll have to schedule another call.

Step 3: If we agree to move forward, we will send you an invoice with signed NDA and contract.

Step 4: After receipt of payment in full, we will issue a list of materials to prepare, a survey, and set a date (typically within 1-2 weeks) for diagnostics session. Diagnostics typically runs for 2-3 hours. You will be informed about who should participate.

Step 5: After diagnostics, together, we will decide if we want / should / can move forward. If not, we’ll refund you the fee in full.

Step 6: We analyze the data received from you thus far, and make a hypothesis about the problem(s). It might turn out that this is not the solution your firm needs at the moment.

Step 7: We agree on the advisory services based on accepted hypothesis. We issue the next invoice.

Step 8: We schedule interviews, surveys, office visits, workshops, etc. All details will be discussed and agreed upon in advance.

Required participation

Decision makers: partners, group heads, managing partner, CHRO, CEO.

See topics (above) to estimate who at your firm will be in a better position to make these decisions.

Typical length

3—4 months

Availability

Typically available within 1—2 weeks.

Advance booking is possible. Please contact to inquire about a non-refundable booking fee.

Payments

Prepayment in full. No refunds (see exception below).

Refund Policy

We provide an unconditional satisfaction guarantee.
Refer to our refund policy page for more details.

Travel

Return flights from NYC, US.
Economy class. Upgrade on long-haul flights.
Additionally: per diem, transport, lodging, print-outs, presentation tools.

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