“Chris leads with the truth, and the truth is essential to any transformation. During an incredibly difficult time in our industry he was able to motivate my leadership team to embrace change, to redefine what successful digital transformation requires and give them the tools to make it happen.”
The transformation of any organization into a digital-first ecosystem is really a question of human transformation and a re-thinking of how its leaders plan, measure and motivate everybody, from executives to entry-level, to think differently, decide differently and behave differently. I work directly with CEOs in these critical industries to help them make that happen, using the “7 Habits of Highly Transformative Leaders” as the operating framework, resulting in the successful transformation of their organizations. While every engagement is different there are three rules required to ensure a beneficial partnership:
100% transparency
Absolute accountability
A willingness to change
With the three rules come three starting point essential questions:
What problem(s) are we seeking to solve by undertaking a concerted transformation effort?
How do we define and measure success, and over what timeframe?
What are the current behaviors, beliefs and mindsets of the organization, and how are they getting in the way of our transformation journey?
The answers to those questions inform our “V” model, a methodical, innovative collaborative process that results in the right plan, the right culture and the right data and design capacities to realize the transformation success measures.
Every V engagement is a minimum of twelve months to enable me to deeply understand your organization’s unique challenges and opportunities while building a trust-based partnership with the CEO that allows for truth telling and frictionless collaboration.
“Chris is a thoughtful, motivating and clarifying voice for organizational alignment. He has a knack for listening to diverse points of view, culling out what’s important and providing clear (and fearless) guidance. He advised me and my executive team over the past five years on the why and how of achieving higher performance that enabled us to increase our growth rate and cross a billion dollars in revenue. He was very instrumental in helping us synthesize and operationalize a cohesive strategy that led to Virtusa attaining a leadership position in our industry and a lucrative exit for our shareholders.”
“Chris was by my side for several years as my company Hello Health took on transforming how U.S. primary care practices practice. His ability to see the challenges through a different lens, and then help forge a plan to meet them was instrumental in our success.”