When you hear terms like performance management, leadership development, succession planning, or talent management, do you think to yourself “Yup, we’ve got those things nailed around here,” or do you simply cringe? If you’re in the wincing category, take heart: it’s a big club. Most organizations report that these people programs are among the thorniest to get right.
Whether your company is introducing a new people management program, or trying to transform itself through an effective redesign of existing procedures, Dr. Bridges’s consulting advice can help speed and sustain the change. Dr. Bridges’s organization effectiveness work is guided by three principles:
 Real change happens one person at a time. The most brilliant strategic plan is worthless until it is effectively implemented—that is, embraced and championed by each employee. The people who make the business go—the ones who pump the gas, crunch the numbers, talk to the customers, develop the software—are the folks around whom Dr. Bridges can help you design and implement effective people management programs.
 Ambitious goals achieve results. Dr. Bridges helps her clients set bold, achievable, and measurable people management goals that are tied to stronger operating profit and increased market share…goals that affect the bottom line. But individuals, too, need ambitious goals to shoot for. Dr. Bridges’s work helps focus employees and helps them build a deeper understanding of the business.
 Internal capability is preferable to consultant dependency. Dr. Bridges’s goal is to help you manage and master people management programs on an ongoing basis. She brings experience and expertise, but most of the effort has to come from you. Dr. Bridges’s work helps increase her clients’ know-how. This way, her consulting interventions build internal capability to manage people on an ongoing basis.
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