What We Do
C.M. Perme & Associates provides the following consulting services:
Organizational Level
- Strategic planning facilitation
- Organizational alignment
- Organizational culture change
- Executive “deep dive” retreats
Group Level
- Team building and team training
- Conflict resolution
- Facilitation of difficult decisions or “tricky” subjects
Individual Level
- Individual coaching and development planning
- Leader’s impact on culture
Experience with Organizational Assessments and Change
We have been conducting organizational and cultural assessments since 1990, and are adept at identifying key levers for change in an organization. We have conducted these assessments to help support planning for various activities including organizational improvement, ownership changes, and mergers and acquisitions. The result of the assessment is usually a “roadmap” that recommends a process for change, integration, or whatever the original objective was.
As a part of an organizational assessment, we typically conduct both qualitative and quantitative research on an organization’s culture and effectiveness. We do this by using focus groups and interviews along with specific organizational assessment tools that provide a baseline measurement from which to track change over time. We prepare a report for the client that summarizes the information and provides recommendations on key levers to start organizational change, based on our analysis. We follow that up with an executive retreat to work with the information and help facilitate decision-making and commitment to change. We then support the change effort in any way that is needed.
Recent Project: IT Organization
Recent Project: Multi-National Company
“I liken this to the experience of watching a well done play – I don’t notice the sound effects, the background music, and the script, and I’m able to suspend awareness that people are wearing costumes and that they are acting. If any of the elements are less than excellent in how they are created and delivered, it is noticeable and irritating and I’m not as easily able to move into that altered state where deeper meaning resides.”