Providing Guidance in times of change:

Undergoing major cultural change

Desire to improve customer satisfaction

Mergers, Acquisitions and Restructurings

New leadership

Confusion about vision

Lack of alignment on direction or how to get there

Absence of trust, understanding and respect

Challenges aligning information systems needs with business practices

Aversion to risk and resistance to change

Difficulties in creating a common culture after mergers,or between strategic partnership

Conflict between customers and contractors and organizations and their suppliers

Lack of communication between governing bodies and their constituencies

Lack of organization wide ownership and participation in change efforts

Attachment to "not invented here" strategies

Turmoil in start-up environment

Confusion during transition from entrepreneurial to mature structures

Low productivity and inefficiency

Cumbersome and outmoded production and manufacturing systems

Lack of personal management and productivity skills

Gender or diversity conflict

Lack of clarity regarding new market penetration or introduction of new products and services.