Story of a New CEO’s RO Application at Canadian Tire Acceptance Ltd

By Jos J. Wintermans as told to and written by Paul J. Tremlett

  • Requisite organization (RO) concepts are applied over a seven–year period by a CEO in a financial services subsidiary of a large
  • Canadian retailer with 450 employees and gross revenues of$100M (CDN).
  • How the CEO used RO to restructure the firm’s managerial levels and to develop a new corporate strategy.

    Results:
  • grew 500 percent in seven years.
  • year-over-year increases grew from eight percent to 22 percent.
  • salary costs as a percent of revenue reduced four percent.
  • became one of top 100 Companies in Canada to work for.

 

Major organizations and consulting firms that provide Requisite Organization-based services

A global association of academics, managers, and consultants that focuses on spreading RO implementation practices and encouraging their use
Dr. Gerry Kraines, the firms principal, combines Harry Levinson's leadership frameworks with Elliott Jaques's Requisite Organization. He worked closely with Jaques over many years, has trained more managers in these methods than anyone else in the field, and has developed a comprehensive RO-based software for client firms.
Ron Capelle is unique in his multiple professional certifications, his implementation of RO concepts through well designed organization development methods, and his research documenting the effectiveness of his firm's interventions
Former RO-experienced CEO, Ron Harding, provides coaching to CEOs of start-ups and small and medium-size companies that are exploring their own use of RO concepts.  His role is limited, temporary and coordinated with the RO-based consultant working with the organization
Founded by Gillian Stamp, one of Jaques's colleagues at Brunel, the firm modified Jaques;s work-levels, developed the Career Path Appreciation method, and has grown to several hundred certified assessors in aligned consulting firms world-wide recently expanding to include organization design
Requisite Organization International Institute distributes Elliott Jaques's books, papers, and videos and provides RO-based training to client organizations