Publications

eVo Consultancy’s professionals have developed, over the years, insights into business and dealing with crises that are worth sharing. These thoughts are captured in eVo’sextensive literature (in the form or articles, presentations and books), as well as regular blogs on various subjects of interest to us … and hopefully to you as well.

Books

Change-ABLE Organization: Key Management Practices for Speed and Flexibility (Josey-Bass Publishing) by John Mathers and William Daniels.  After reviewing the four basic types of organizational structures and their effectiveness in today’s business environment, Mathers and D

aniels provide practical details on the five “artifacts” of the most flexible and responsive structure.

Thriving On Change in Organizations: Making Your Organization Change-ABLE (Institute for Organizational Change) by John Mathers and William Daniels.  Mathers and Daniels present the steps necessary in any size of type of organization to become both fast and flexible to meet the demands of today’s marketplace.
 
Articles
Managing Innovation: Building Strategic Commitment in High Performance Teams (Design Management Institute) by John Mathers.  Managing innovation – introducing new products, entering new markets, or refocusing an entire division – fine tunes an organization’s strength and showcases its failings. Mr. Mathers separates mechanics – the processes, procedures and actions that define strategy and manage its implementation – from Strategic Commitment, the life energy that connects the organization’s vision to its strategy and management practices, ultimately driving it into the marketplace.

Provoking Organizational Change: Using the Five Behaviors of Network Management (Design Management Institute) by John Mathers and William Daniels.  Changing a traditional organizational structure into a more fluid, project- and resource- responsive Network Culture can significantly enhance performance and profitability.  Mathers and Daniels outline a five-step process they have successfully used to help businesses transform themselves into organizations that continuously and effectively redesign themselves in response to new challenges.
 
Presentations
eVo Consultancy Principals have presented their practical thinking on various issues in various forums, including in-house conferences and industry conventions.  Some of the topics include:

• Artifacts of Fast and Flexible Organizational Cultures

• Breakthrough to High Performance with Intact Teams

• Innovation and Leadership

• Why is it that 70% of Projects Fail?

• Building a “Value Proposition Management” System

• Building Metrics into Team Performance

• Building an Acquisition Playbook for Your Organization

• Facilitating a High Performance Teams

• Keys to Fewer but More Successful Meetings