Scott Keller on Sustaining Organizational Health




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Summary: Scott Keller coauthor of Beyond Performance, discusses the extensive research he conducted in the field of organizational effectiveness. With performance and health managed with equal emphasis being the main takeaway, Scott elaborates on what he means by organizational health and how that directly links to an organizationrsquo;s performance. Listen as Scott explains how to assess and revive your campanies health. Scott Keller is a director in the Southern California office of McKinsey Company, and leads its transformational change practice in the Americas. He has published several articles on change management and organizational behavior, as well as a book for colleagues and clients. He holds an MBA and a BS in mechanical engineering from the University of Notre Dame and has worked as a manufacturing manager with Procter Gamble and a photovoltaic engineer for the U.S. Department of Energy. Outside McKinsey, Scott is a cofounder of Digital Divide Data, an award-winning social enterprise that utilizes a sustainable IT service model to benefit some of the world's most disadvantaged people. For additional training on this topic, consider these AMA seminars: *The Project Performance Management Workshop: Time, Cost and Budget *Strategy Execution: Getting It Done *Create a Respectful Workplace: Improve Morale, Increase Productivity and Achieve Business Goals To learn more, read these AMACOM Books: *2600 Phrases for Setting Effective Performance Goals, by Paul Falcone *Transforming Performance Measurement, by Dean R. Spitzer, Ph.D. *The Program Management Office Advantage, by Lia Tjahjana, Paul Dwyer, PMP