Below are a few examples of Vanguard Consulting's experience, with an emphasis on work in the areas of culture change and leadership. We will be glad to provide more information about these and other efforts on request.
Change leadership: Working with a large manufacturing organization that had decided to make major changes in strategy and culture, to help it successfully translate those decisions into behavior at the managerial and employee level.
Internal brand audit: In collaboration with an advertising agency, Vanguard conducted an internal audit to determine how well a client organization was aligned with its new brand image. Recommendations for change included both cultural practices and components of the new product development process.
Creating a cohesive culture in a new and highly diverse organization: Working with a newly-formed software development organization composed of personnel coming from a wide variety of cultures, both national and corporate, to help build a cohesive culture that enabled the company to move forward successfully.
Values clarification and analysis: Working with a high-tech organization with a strong and highly valued culture, to help it clarify that culture and determine how to maintain its values during major changes, both in its strategy and its business environment.
Implementing a customer-focused culture: Working with a large division of an major transportation organization to build a strong and effective customer service culture.
Values-based process implementation: Working with a manufacturing organization to effectively implement a major new product development process that required substantial change in culturally-driven values and practices.
Creating an organization-wide culture change for an organization undergoing privatization: Working with a government-subsidized organization, and coordinating our efforts with other consulting firms, to help create a culture that supported a dramatic change in strategy and enabled the company to compete successfully as a private business in a highly competitive environment.
