Leading Change from the Middle
March 26, 2011

I had the privilege of working with Tim Wasserman, IPS Learning CLO, Shirzad Charmine of Coaches Training Institute, and Dr. Behnam Tabrizi, author of Rapid Transformation: A 90-Day Plan for Fast and Effective Change, in delivering Leading Change from the Middle.

Staying Ahead of the Game
November 27, 2010

Former US presidential adviser and corporate consultant Dr Behnam N Tabrizi says companies need to adapt quickly to rapidly changing economic conditions.

Leading from the Middle: Stanford Advanced Project Management Certificate Features Professor Tabrizi’s Organizational Change Process
September 14, 2009

STANFORD, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–When rapid company-wide change is required, the successful transformative leaders are likely to be mid-level managers and project managers rather than CEO’s, says Behnam Tabrizi, pioneering researcher in rapid transformation and consulting professor in management science and engineering at Stanford University.

Stanford professor Behnam Tabrizi: Change should be rapid
By Brandon Bailey | March 14, 2009

Effective change requires “fast and ruthless execution.” But Tabrizi also recommends creating multidisciplinary teams, comprised of the best employees from all corners of a company, to evaluate operations and prepare a road map for achieving goals. He says that is less costly than hiring outside consultants, gives employees a stake in the outcome, and helps executives identify talented staff who may have avoided notice before.

International Speakers Bureau
July 9, 2008

Author of Rapid Transformation, Behnam Tabrizi is an expert on organizational transformation, sales excellence, benchmarking, and product life cycle. Professor Tabrizi has held seminars and advised over 300 CEOs of the larges private and public Chinese companies on their corporate transformation.

THE PATH TO RAPID TRANSFORMATION
By Dr. Behnam Tabrizi | January 10, 2008

DR. BEHNAM TABRIZI TO LEAD PEGA SYSTEMS WEBINAR DETAILING 90-DAY BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION STRATEGIES.

Required Reading: Like Pulling Off a Band-Aid
January 01, 2008

In the 90-day model, change is holistic, meaning that every aspect of the business is diagnosed – from culture, to strategy, to cost-cutting, to structure, process, IT, and values. Collaboration across the boundaries of an organization – from geographies to functions – improves the ability of the organization to create value, especially in a large corporation. Without changing holistically, an organization could overlook key synergies that could bring significant value…

How to Transform Your Business — Fast
December 15, 2007

If you are a manager, an executive, a CEO or a divisional manager of a for-profit or non-profit firm, Rapid Transformation will serve as a guidebook for implementing a successful transformation effort, by introducing you to a set of best practices that can be applied on any scale.

On Your Mark, Get Set, Transform
By Behnam Tabrizi | October 2, 2007

“Among the companies that succeeded at business transformation, CIOs were essential leaders of integrated, fast, top-down change efforts. They often helped create the holistic methodology for change that was then adopted by the top executive team. Furthermore, the successful CIOs often led the implementation of individual change initiatives by involving the cross-functional senior executives in a synchronized and well-planned process.”

Rapid Transformation – Behnam Tabrizi
July 6, 2008

Being able to lead a transformation in a business is a necessary leadership skill. Remember Jack Welch who said (with violins playing in the background): “Change before you have to.”

How to turn on a dime, make a change
March 22, 2008

THE ability to make changes, even fundamental transformations, quickly and effectively is a vital survival skill in the business jungle.