Organization ReDesign Change Finds A Way: Lemons to Lemonade
Organization ReDesign Change Finds A Way: Lemons to Lemonade
Organization ReDesign Change Finds A Way: Lemons to Lemonade

- Situation: The new CEO had in mind a proposed change to organizational structure with transition in reporting relationships.
- Challenge: Met individually and confidentially with key internals, to:
- Learn what we need to have in place to make the organization work better.
- Clear the air anonymously and confidentially on concerns, questions, etc. and the recent change in leadership.
- Met with with key internals, and CEO to share the CEO proposed structure and reporting change, and to review feedback received "confidentially and anonymously".
- Solution: During the meeting, we were met with an emotional impasse. We tabled further progress for the time being. Shortly after, Change occurs...it seeps in....From lemons at the meeting, to the Great Flood, a burst pipe resulted in extensive water damage to all three floors in the Museum, forcing it to close for several months. The lemonade...the CEO went on to reimagine the entire Museum and coming back better than ever!
- Lesson Learned, change can take time, and come about in unexpected ways.