Engagements

Securing internal buy-in to reorganization

// Adjusting the columns
.body.page-node #main {width:400px !important;}
body.page-node #main {width:400px !important;}
.secondary-page .body {width:400px !important;}
body.two-sidebars #sidebar-second, body.node-type-page:not(.node-type-experts) #sidebar-second{width:178px;}

.page-node.no-sidebars #main {margin-left:245px !important;}
–>
Situation
 

  • Young and fragmented discovery organization
  • New global head and new leadership team
  • Need to respond to new corporate strategy
  • Need to build an effective global discovery operation, rapidly

Actions
 

  • Stakeholder engagement integrated from the outset – from concept, through design to implementation
  • Planned around stakeholder interests, not leadership agenda
  • Facilitated with and owned by aligned leadership team, not by HR or internal Communications
  • Professional input and challenge to messaging, tactical approach

Results
 

  • Major improvement on previous communications failures
  • Leadership alignment in how change was led and presented
  • Wider engagement of scientific teams in communications activity
  • Good understanding and buy-in to the new structure
Related capabilities