{"id":12042,"date":"2022-10-25T06:53:10","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T11:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flevy.com\/blog\/?p=12042"},"modified":"2022-10-18T15:15:45","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T20:15:45","slug":"are-you-ready-to-launch-a-transformation-take-the-readiness-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flevy.com\/blog\/are-you-ready-to-launch-a-transformation-take-the-readiness-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You Ready to Launch a Transformation? Take the Readiness Survey"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editor\u2019s Note: The author, Dr. Robert H. Miles, is the world\u2019s foremost expert on Corporate Transformation, having led 30+ of the most iconic Transformations, including Apple, General Electric, IBM Global Services, Symantec, National Semiconductor, Office Depot, PricewaterhouseCoopers, PGA Tour, among others.\u00a0 He also has a Flevy Executive Learning (FEL) program on\u00a0Corporate Transformation (more info here)<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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No transformation challenge is greater than the one confronting you as a new CEO when you assume the mantel of executive leadership. Yet most CEOs only get one chance in their long careers to get this right.<\/p>\n

From the moment their appointment is announced, new CEOs must quickly and simultaneously develop their plans for \u201ctaking charge\u201d and for launching the next major phase in their company.\u00a0 The\u00a0corporate transformation game plan\u00a0they need to develop with their colleagues not only requires a re-examination of the company\u2019s business realities, corporate strategies, and guiding purpose; but quite often a re-shaping of its management process and culture, a fundamental re-alignment of the organization, and a re-engagement of its managers and employees.<\/p>\n

Gauging Transformation \u201cReadiness\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n

When rising to such a career-and institution-defining challenge, it is critical for you to be able to accurately gauge your organization\u2019s\u00a0readiness<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0to move forward boldly and rapidly before developing your transformation game plan<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This starting point begins with recognition of the existence of embedded \u201cInhibitors\u201d in your organization, which although benign in their effects during steady state conditions, become major impediments to transformative change. Indeed, when it comes time for you to \u201ctake charge,\u201d any one of these Inhibitors can derail the whole effort if left unattended.<\/p>\n

The 6 Inhibitors of Corporate Transformation<\/h2>\n

Six embedded Inhibitors\u00a0<\/em>will likely be encountered in any CEO-led corporate transformation attempt.\u00a0Five may be expected to emerge during your planning and launch stages and a sixth will appear at predictable waypoints during you first year of execution.<\/p>\n

Each will need to be anticipated, engaged and overcome. This is a major role that you and your supporting cast will need to play very well.<\/p>\n

These 6 inhibitors of Corporate Transformation<\/a> are as follow:<\/p>\n

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  1. Cautious Management Culture<\/li>\n
  2. Business-as-Usual Management Process<\/li>\n
  3. Initiative Gridlock<\/li>\n
  4. Recalcitrant Executives<\/li>\n
  5. Disengaged Employees<\/li>\n
  6. Loss of Focus during Execution<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    These inhibitors are explained and discussed in detail in my previous article, The New CEO’s Challenge<\/a>.\u00a0 Read it here<\/a>, if you haven’t already, in order to better understand the Corporate Transformation Readiness Assessment Survey.<\/p>\n

    The “Readiness” Survey<\/h2>\n

    To enable you to conduct a quick assessment of what you are going to be up against as you take charge as a new CEO to plan and launch your corporate transformation game plan, take a moment to complete the simple diagnostic survey below:<\/p>\n

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    Knowing the magnitude these Inhibitors in your organization is the first step in engaging and overcoming them.<\/p>\n

    Developing a corporate transformation game plan that takes each of them into account will make all the difference in your success in these fast-paced, disruptive times. This is a perspective and a skill set that all CEOs, general managers and senior human resource leaders must master to be successful in leading rapid corporate transformations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Editor\u2019s Note: The author, Dr. Robert H. Miles, is the world\u2019s foremost expert on Corporate Transformation, having led 30+ of the most iconic Transformations, including Apple, General Electric, IBM Global Services, Symantec, National Semiconductor, Office Depot, PricewaterhouseCoopers, PGA Tour, among others.\u00a0 He also has a Flevy Executive Learning (FEL) program on\u00a0Corporate Transformation (more info here).… Are You Ready to Launch a Transformation? Take the Readiness Survey<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":141,"featured_media":12044,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[408,85],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-management-leadership","category-organization"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flevy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12042","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/flevy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/flevy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flevy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/141"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flevy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12042"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/flevy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12042\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12046,"href":"https:\/\/flevy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12042\/revisions\/12046"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flevy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12044"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/flevy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flevy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flevy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}