ARE YOU TRANSFORMATION READY?
Transformation is a journey to continuous improvement. When you transform forward you consider bold new ideas that often challenge the status quo. Are you ready? Is transforming forward part of your company’s DNA? Is it nurtured and supported, or are employees hesitant to make waves? Find out if you’re a ‘Tentative Transformer,’ ‘Transformation Explorer,’ or a ‘Transform Forward Exemplar’.
TAKE QUIZ
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How would your employees rate these statements from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree)?
Our company embraces transformation as an always-on, continuous way of operating.
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Our company has a systematic, consistent approach to prioritizing its change and transformation initiatives.
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Employees are empowered to create new ways of doing things.
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Our leaders create space for open, frank dialogue.
Employees are encouraged to take smart risks within boundaries and know what those boundaries are.
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We intentionally engage employees for input into the design of change or transformation initiatives.
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Our leaders are aligned on the sources of transformation value that are most important to our business objectives.
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We intentionally hire people with diverse backgrounds in support of diverse thinking.
We provide training and development to our employees to support innovation and risk-taking.
We continuously look for ways to build our employees’ capability.
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Employees ask provocative questions and feel empowered to push the boundaries of what is possible.
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Our company has a shared vision for the objectives of our change and transformation efforts.
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We continuously look for ways to do things better.
Employees ask provocative questions and push the boundaries of what is possible.
Wild ideas are solicited and encouraged.
Employees pivot quickly when faced with unanticipated obstacles or changes.
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Our company systems and processes are relatively free of bureaucracy and allow employees to challenge the status quo.
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Our employees are fast to adopt new programs and initiatives involving change or transformation.
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Employees respond quickly and adjust when faced with unanticipated obstacles or changes.
Our organizational systems and processes are relatively free of bureaucracy and allow employees to pivot when needed.
Our organizational structure makes it easy to get visibility, recognition, and rewards for innovative ideas.
Our transformation business cases look beyond the economic impact (e.g., employee, customer, or partner value drivers, the full value of time, and potential value from capability development).
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We keep a continuous pulse on employee change saturation levels to inform how we prioritize the roll-out of new programs or initiatives.
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Our company is aligned on key priorities and initiatives across functional areas.
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Our transformation business cases look beyond the economic impact (e.g., employee, customer, or partner value drivers, the full value of time, and potential value from capability development)
Competitors and analysts want to know more about how we offer novel solutions for our customers.
Our culture supports communication in all directions, regardless of level.
We partner with people outside the company to develop new ideas.
YOUR SCORE
15-39 Tentative Transformer
Your results indicate that you likely have a combination of company processes and systems, leadership misalignment, and employee reticence holding you back from transforming forward. Work with your executive team to develop a shared vision for your change efforts and align on the key value drivers for those efforts. Follow up regularly to discuss successes and barriers to continuous transformation. Consider partnering with an expert from outside your company to put in place governance that ensures consistent, continuous prioritization around change and transformation efforts.
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Tentative Transformer
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It looks like you're on the path to building an environment where transforming forward is part of everything you do. Take a look at your leadership team. Is transformation happening in pockets, while others get a pass? How can you set expectations across the board? Collect information from a cross-section of employees about which organizational processes and systems support continuous transformation and where barriers exist. Prioritize the efforts that will have the most significant impact on your identified business objectives, looking at multiple sources of value including employees, customers, risk optimization, efficiency, and improved capability.
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Tentative Explorer
It looks like you're on the path to building an environment where transforming forward is part of everything you do. Take a look at your leadership team. Is transformation happening in pockets, while others get a pass? How can you set expectations across the board? Collect information from a cross-section of employees about which company processes and systems support continuous transformation and where barriers exist. Prioritize the efforts that will have the most significant impact on your identified business objectives, looking at multiple sources of value including employees, customers, risk optimization, efficiency, and improved capability.
15-39 Tentative Explorer
Congratulations! You’ve been at this for a while! What do your results tell you about existing obstacles to innovation? How do you onboard new employees to your culture and encourage them to contribute their best ideas? What feedback mechanisms exist to inform you about where insights are getting stuck? How are you rewarding and recognizing contributions to the pool of ideas—even those that don’t get implemented? How are you continuing to assess whether you’re holding on too tightly to existing ways of doing things?
60-75
Transform Forward Exemplar
Congratulations! Transforming forward is ingrained in the way that your organization operates! What do your results tell you about opportunities to accelerate continuous transformation? Have you established channels for employee feedback that will help you to continuously refine your approach to rolling out new initiatives? How can you continue to garner alignment on change and transformation priorities? To prioritize transformation for maximum impact, consider adapting your emphasis on different sources of transformation value relative to dynamics in and outside of your company.
15-39 Tentative Transform Forward
