Organization Assessment

ACCORD provides in-depth analysis of organizational and management structures and can help executive staffs manage significant change in organizations through:

• Evaluating an organization's structure, reporting relationships, decision-making processes, and communications channels;
• Presenting structured feedback, conclusions, and recommendations; and
• Assisting with change implementation.

Specifically, ACCORD provides the following types of consultation:

System Assessment

Especially helpful in faith based health care organizations, the process used by ACCORD helps systems evaluate how well they are:

• Living their missions and values;
• Supporting their internal customers;
• Fostering the development of collaborative relationships;
• Ensuring the perpetuation of the health care ministry.

Team Effectiveness

Using tailored instruments and interventions, ACCORD offers outcome-oriented team effectiveness consulting that allows executives and managers to:

• Identify team strengths and weaknesses;
• Confront conflict;
• Build consensus on how to improve team effectiveness;
• Identify ways to make the team more effective; and
• Utilize team members' distinct skills.

Aligning Structure With Strategy

ACCORD provides objective analysis and opinion regarding the congruence between an organization's vision/strategy and its organizational structure. ACCORD's services also include recommendations for changing the management or governance structure and counsel on implementing those changes.