Unlocking Organisational Health for a Sustainable Future 

In a constantly changing business landscape where organisations are dealing with increasing cost pressures, the concept of Organisational Health has emerged as a key element of sustainable business success. It is not just a response to the latest economic and political developments but critical to achieving organizational longevity, resilience, and competitiveness.

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What is Organisational Health?

At its core Organisational Health ensures that the relevant capabilities and resources, at the right costs and in the right geographies, are optimally deployed to enable the organisation to deliver a future-proof business strategy, all while maximising profitability. It provides a foundation for a forward-looking strategy, strengthening long-term viability and adaptability in a dynamic business landscape.

What are the key benefits of Organisational Health?

Based on our client experience and market analysis, we see these key benefits of fostering and sustaining Organisational Health:

• Long-term success and sustainability: A healthy organisation secures its place in the competitive business landscape for years to come.
• Higher performance and productivity: Healthier organisations tend to perform better and achieve heightened levels of productivity.
• Adaptability and change management: They are better equipped to navigate and thrive amid challenging and ever-evolving circumstances.
• Well-being and talent development: Health-conscious organisations prioritise the growth and well-being of their employees, fostering an empowered and engaged workforce.

In essence, a healthy organisation is strategically positioned to outperform competitors, seize new opportunities, reduce costs, optimise the use of resources, and maintain agility in response to evolving industry dynamics. 

To thrive in today's complex business landscape and secure your organisation's lasting success, it is essential to take a systemic approach. Organisational Health centres on a set of key drivers, clustered into key themes addressing relevant topics (see Figure 1), to boost your organisation's strength and competitiveness. Strengthening these drivers fortifies your organisation's resilience, enabling it to flourish in a dynamic business world. The following themes are informed by market insights and real client experiences:

• Theme 1: Organisational Structure and Capabilities: This theme centres on shaping your organisation's structure and capabilities. It involves strategically designing your ecosystem set-up and workforce around your core organisational capabilities, optimising operational processes and ways of working, and establishing effective governance and decision-making processes. You align employees' skills and roles with your business strategy to ensure impact and efficiency.
• Theme 2: Financial Costs: The second theme focuses on your organisation's financial landscape, encompassing workforce costs, external vendor investments, and geographical footprint. It involves resource optimisation and strategic financial management.
• Theme 3: Sustainability and Talent: This theme concentrates on fostering a strong organisational culture, shared values, and ethical, sustainable business and people practices. It also encompasses recruiting, retaining, and developing talent with the right skills.

Figure 1: Set of key drivers, clustered into key themes addressing
relevant topics

 Figure 2: Typical metrics per driver