Culture Alignment & Change Management
Enabling people to successfully transition to new ways of working
A strong organizational culture and readiness for change are essential for the successful implementation and sustainment of new strategies and operational improvements. Our change management expertise helps foster a culture of adaptability and resilience, ensuring that Georgia Tech is prepared to embrace and sustain change. Cultural readiness enhances the effectiveness of both strategic initiatives and operational improvements, creating a supportive environment for continuous growth and innovation.
Our services focus on enhancing organizational culture and managing change effectively. We provide leaders with actionable strategies and resources to improve workplace environments through workshops, conversations, and interventions. We partner with leaders to foster culture change and measure readiness for adoption. By aligning vision, roles, and messaging, and engaging people through communication, we help create resilient, psychologically safe environments that support successful transitions. Georgia Tech Strategic Consulting (GTSC) partners with campus leaders to develop strategies for leading and managing change, focusing on what people need to effectively transition to new ways of working. Effectively managing the people side of a change can positively impact productivity, morale, support or participation from key stakeholders, and retention of valued employees. We use a phased approach to systematically prepare for, manage, and reinforce change.
Strengthening organizational culture by preparing for and managing change, we help teams get through change with less stress and more clarity by making sure people understand what’s happening, why it matters, and how they fit in.
Expected outcomes for this work in this area include:
Aligning Organizational Culture
- Leaders align culture with strategy by understanding strengths and gaps.
- Innovation and learning from experience are recognized and celebrated.
- Senior leaders engage regularly to align on strategic Institute priorities.
- Community voices are actively engaged, valued, and considered in decisions.
- A culture of collaboration and continuous learning is fostered and supported.
Preparing for and Managing Change
- Stakeholders understand what is changing, why, and how it affects them.
- Transitions are managed to minimize disruption and retain critical capacity.
- Leaders proactively address the human impacts of organizational change.
- Productivity is preserved through clear communication and support.
- Well-being is prioritized by helping people navigate uncertainty effectively.
- Fatigue is minimized by implementing changes quickly.
“I have attended GT senior leadership meetings for five years, and yesterday’s was the most meaningful. Thank you for your thoughtful planning. We all needed to be reminded of and educated further on resilience yesterday. Also, as I have reflected on our strategic plan, I am reminded of your remarkable leadership in pulling the community together to produce a collective statement of our values. They are a remarkable set and should see us through the difficult time ahead. My thanks for your leadership and dedication.”
Susan Lozier
Dean of the College of Sciences
Engagements in Fiscal Year 2025 Involving Culture Alignment and Change Management
- Culture of Excellence (ISP Initiative)
- Audit Review Process Design & Implementation
- Senior Leader Meeting Design & Facilitation
- Gallup Q12 Employee Engagement
- Lifetime Learning Culture Design Team Facilitation & Support
- Undergraduate Student Advising Transformation
- Return to Office Rapid Assessment
- Development & Mobilization, Office of Student Achievement