Senior Team Alignment of Large Federal Research Center

Business Challenges:

• New Director in Place at odds with Existing Team
• Strong Need to Align Programs, Centers, and Culture
• Re-Center Organizational Mission, Leadership Behaviors and Critical Priorities

Solutions:

• Began with interviews of Top 40 Leaders/Managers of the Agency
• Debriefed Director/Gained Sponsorship of 1-Year Alignment Contract
• Initial 3-Day “Advance” with Top Team of 40 to:
  • Present interview data
  • Agree on Top 5 Critical Priorities
  • Created working teams to address each priority
• Facilitated each Working Team through 9-month process
• Created sustainability process to continue and deepen work post-contract

Business Outcomes:

• Aligned and compelling story producing increased funding
• Eight centers agreed on governance structure and common goals
• Organization has demonstrated increased capacity for world-class research and response to worldwide health challenges
• Organization continues to demonstrate greater agility in decision-making and responsiveness

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