Profit by Raising a Key Function to the Next Level: Tools to Build a Work Levels Shifting Strategy

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The importance of understanding complexity and how it relates to corporate strategy and growth is the focus of Julian Fairfield’s article, “Profit by raising a Key Function to the Next level: tools to Build a Work levels Shifting Strategy”. An ex-perienced consultant with global experience in implementing requisite concepts, his position is that companies that dominate markets are those who operate at a higher level of complexity than their competitors. Similar to the approach taken in his popular book levels of excellence, Fairfield integrates other management theories—such as the McKinsey “7 S model”—with requisite concepts.

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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.
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