Commonwealth Industries, Inc.: "Social Power and the CEO"
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Commonwealth Industries, Inc., is an aluminum rolling company producing sheet aluminum and specialized aluminum products for a wide range of industrial uses. At the beginning of the project in 1987, it had headquarter offices and one plant in the mid-west United States. It employed some 1,350 people and it was producing about 25 million pounds of rolled aluminum per month...
This classic case study of RO implementation, as written by Elliott Jaques, is shared with the GO Society by kind permission of Quorum Books.
This classic case study of RO implementation, as written by Elliott Jaques, is shared with the GO Society by kind permission of Quorum Books.
Major organizations and consulting firms that provide Requisite Organization-based services
A global association of academics, managers, and consultants that focuses on spreading RO implementation practices and encouraging their use
Dr. Gerry Kraines, the firms principal, combines Harry Levinson's leadership frameworks with Elliott Jaques's Requisite Organization. He worked closely with Jaques over many years, has trained more managers in these methods than anyone else in the field, and has developed a comprehensive RO-based software for client firms.
Former RO-experienced CEO, Ron Harding, provides coaching to CEOs of start-ups and small and medium-size companies that are exploring their own use of RO concepts. His role is limited, temporary and coordinated with the RO-based consultant working with the organization
Founded by Gillian Stamp, one of Jaques's colleagues at Brunel, the firm modified Jaques;s work-levels, developed the Career Path Appreciation method, and has grown to several hundred certified assessors in aligned consulting firms world-wide recently expanding to include organization design