Understand and Shape
Corporate Culture
How successful CEOs use the SPHERE Corporate Diagnostics to change the culture
Diagnose corporate culture and find out how it
can be influenced by adapting management
systems to fit the organization
A five step process to address the culture with
a business perspective
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The Corporate Diagnostic
is part of a 5 step process towards peak performance in corporate leadership
Diagnose: Online Diagnostic or Workshop Diagnostic
Analyze
Workshop: Diagnose „Peak Performance in Corporate Leadership“
2
Define 3
1 Diagnostic: SPOT, SME, ENTERPRISE, LARGE CAP or WORKSHOP
Diagnose
Reports: Diagnostic Result Reports: Executive Summary and Detailed Report
Develop
4
Implement Tools: Scorecard and Tool Box
5
Results
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Understanding How Culture and Systems Drive Performance
Results / The diagnostic measures 20
factors to review corporate
Performance results – the results of good
managerial practices
„Good decision making can not be
Decisions measured directly. One needs to look
at the quality of the underlying systems,
Behaviors how the team applies them, and the
Actions results of good decision making“
Culture Systems
The diagnostic reviews 50
The diagnostic reviews 20 features of corporate controls,
elements of how managerial processes, practices, and
systems are used throughout policies – the quality of the
the organization – the way tools
things get done
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Addressing Systems to Shape the Desired Culture
Results /
Performance Decision
making that
does not fit the
organization
creates
bureaucracy,
The diagnostic hampers
determines the performance,
How? What? current gaps of the limits growth
Decisions managerial and makes
The diagnostic determines systems and best leaders
the required capabilities that Behaviors practices ineffective!
enble employees to deliver They focus on
results
Actions the wrong
things, spend
time on
unimportant
Culture Why? Systems issues and
waste their
energy.
The diagnostic provides the logic
for the design of managerial
systems and best practices
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5 Diagnostic Options
SPOT: Online, up to 5 participants, English and
German, 40 factors, 10‘, result report
SME: Online, up to 25 participants, English and
German, 90 factors, 25‘, options, result reports
ENTERPRISE: Online, up to 100 participants,
English and German, 130 factors, 20‘-40‘, options,
various result reports
LARGE CAP: Online, unlimited number of
participants, 5 clusters*, English, 130 factors, 20‘-40‘,
multiple modules, various result reports
WORKSHOP: Diagnostic on posters, English
and German, up to 15 participants, 30 factors, 3-5
hours workshop including the analysis with participants
*more on demand
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The Diagnostic Workshop
An interactive one-day workshop for leadership
teams with the diagnostic and analysis as a team
processes and event.
Participants: Leadership teams, up to 15 participants
Diagnostic: 9 posters with questions, followed by the
analysis with 30 factors measured
Report: Comprehensive result report documenting the
workshop results
Workshop: An interactive experience:
• Part 1: Challenges l 1 h
• Part 2: Systems and diagnostic l 2 h
• Part 3: Effective leadership with analysis l 2 h
Logistics: Large workshop room required with 7 pin walls
Participants work towards a shared understanding of effective
leadership. This is the first step towards peak performance in
corporate leadership.
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Various Diagnostic Modules and Options
Standard Modules
• Results: Up to 20 factors review organizational
results with a scorecard
• Culture: Up to 20 factors review aspects of corporate
culture with the scorecard
• Systems: Up to 50 factors review managerial
systems with the tool box
• Leadership style: Identifies the nature of decision
making in the organization and with the CEO
Extra Modules
• Leadership principles: Identify preferences on 17
organizational and control related principles
• Internal control system: Identifies the gaps in the
control of legal and ethical standards
• IT Governance*: Identifies control of IT
• HR Governance*: Identifies control of HR
* In beta test version
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Various Diagnostic Reports
Result Reports for organizations:
• Executive Summary: The Diagnostic
Scorecard and Tool Box.
• Workbook: With comprehensive results
and recommendations. Up to 60 pages
• Special reports: With additional detail and
benchmark comparisons.
• Analysis Report for advisors: Overview of
the main design principles for managerial
systems. Approx. 30 pages
• Design Reports for advisors:
Comprehensive recommendations and
guidelines for the design of management
systems. Approx. 200 pages
All reports include graphics, tables,
documentation and recommendations
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SPHERE Advice on Corporate Systems
Unique experience and expertise in dealing with sensitive, critical and potentially risky projects
5 Systems 5 Diagnostics 5 Design Options 5 Steps
Analysis
Direction 2
Definition 3
1
Diagnosis
Boundaries Diagnostics Beliefs Design
4
Implementation
5
Action
Results
Leadership Cycle Leadership Models Tool Box Scorecard
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We support CEOs and Senior Executive deliver peak performance in corporate leadership
Advice: CEO Coaching, Senior Executive Workshops
Diagnostics: Corporate and individual effectiveness
Communications: Stakeholder, content and impact management
Infrastructure: Board relations, management systems, CEO Office
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organizations in Europe, the U.S. and the Middle East.
Trust is the foundation of our business. This is why you do not find names here.
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