Examples of Systems Leadership & the Process of Transformation

Macdonald Associates consultants have been working with organisations on transformation for two decades now. This page provides some write-ups of a number of initiatives which have produced considerable change and benefit. The cases come from the commercial, public and voluntary sectors. Some have been written up by MAC consultants and some by leaders within the organisations themselves. More examples can be found on the CD that comes with the book ‘Systems Leadership: Creating Positive Organisations'.

How a major cultural shift produced significant impact on an Aluminium Smelter’s key performance indicators.

How the members of a large mining company’s ‘component repair shop or divisional shops’, made the changes required to successfully compete with external service providers.

‘A Journey to the Reality of Accountability’ – transforming the culture in secondary education

How engineering staff managed the change from being custodians of the engineering management systems and standards to becoming providers of advice and service under new commercial conditions

The application of Systems Leadership Modeling in the case of the discovery of a major ore body to resolve competing interests with benefits both to the discoverers and local indigenous people

How an Anglican Parish successfully managed a potentially divisive parish merger