Organizations that try to redefine their business strategies and corporate focus without understanding and appreciating the need to make their people the bedrock of these strategies succeed only in compounding the problems they sought to change. Individual behavior must be aligned with your organization's strategy, or you risk missing competitive opportunities and sacrificing business results.

Pinnacle Group can help you realign the organization and allocate resources to strategic priorities. Translate broad strategies into clear objectives and practical action plans. Focus the organization on efforts that add significant value. Design employee development efforts on high priority business objectives.

1) The Situation Now
Any breakthrough must start with what is. Clearly identifying the present situation can help to provide the commitment needed later on.

2) The Target
Groups that achieve the most have a clear picture of the outcomes of the goal and direct efforts toward it. Groups that focus only on the problem achieve less than do groups that focus on desired outcomes.

3) Reasons/Restraining Forces
An accurate analysis of the forces that restrain or oppose a solution or breakthrough is necessary. Every problem serves some function in the situation and will leave a hole when the solution is found. The "opposition"-people or departments who hinder the envisioned solution-also must be identified.

4) Identifying Key Restraints/Ideas
It is necessary to identify the one or two most important aspects of the situation known so far. A single factor, or a cluster of them, usually emerges. If members can agree to a commitment to change them, they have won half the battle.

5) Deciding/Doing/Designing
At this point, all individual behavioral styles need to be respected and honored, the views of the minority should be considered and every alternative should be tested against concerns surfaced so far, then the decision should be made. Total commitment must be obtained. It helps to be clear from the beginning about how the final decision will be made and by whom; this helps to avoid resistance, reluctance to commit, and picky arguments about details.

6) Evidence of Success/Evaluation
This is an important step and often is overlooked. It closes the loop and creates accountability. When signs of success are identified, the breakthrough is supported in the face of resistance

If you'd like to speak with someone about Pinnacle's cultural realignment consulting services, call (800) 461-9995 or e-mail consulting@pinnaclegroupusa.com