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Kathryn Cason
Founder and former Chair
Cason Hall Publishers and ROII Requisite Organization International Institute

Career

Cason was the founder and CEO of Stratified Systems, Inc., advising CEOs in large-scale projects for the application of Requisite Organization principles; developing application processes and tools; and supervising the work of Requisite Organization practitioners in training.

Cason was also the founder and CEO of Cason Hall & Co. Publishers, founded for the purpose of making Elliott Jaques' current and early work readily available to the academic and business communities in the United States and worldwide.

In addtion, she was also co-founder with Elliott Jaques of the Requisite Organization International Institute whose mission was to deliver RO services to organizations, train RO-based consultants and to carry out RO-related research.

Ms. Cason's management career was spent in financial services, management education marketing, and human resources where profit center accountability gave her a strong background in business and management.

Contributions to the field of Requisite Organization

  • Brought her extensive career experience in producing management development training materials to support Elliott Jaques in developing resources more accessible to those who want to explore and use Jaques's theories
  • Founded Cason Hall Publishers to print and distribute Elliott Jaques's previous extensive writings and more recent RO-related material.
    • Published the Progression Curves
    • Talent pool software
    • Two editions of his book Requisite Organization
    • Executive Leadership
    • A video series of Jaques lecturing on various aspects of RO - for use in training executives in companies adopting RO methods
    • Human Capability
    • The Social Power of the CEO
    • The Life and behavior of Living Organisms, A General Theory
  • Co-founded ROII - The Requisite Organization International Institute
  • Provided consulting support to several clients including Southern Pacific Edison, Ontario Hydro, Bank of Montreal, and Anglo-Gold Ashanti
  • Established copyright controls to protect selected intellectual property and to ensure the correct understanding and application of the method.
  • Collaborated with Elliott Jaques in research and co-authored the book, Human Capability.
  • Produced one or more conferences for consultants and clients associated with Elliott Jaques
  • Mentored a number of consultants to help them add RO to their services including Tom Foster, Kevin Earnest, Herb Koplowitz, and Michel Desjardin.

Degrees and certifications

University of Oklahoma and University of Missouri, majoring in economics and sociology

Contact Info

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