Managing change effectively during turbulent times

Challenge

Having been struck by several simultaneous internal changes across leadership, regional affiliation and ownership, a leading FMCG multinational was facing an identity crisis and needed to communicate effectively to employees.

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Approach

We developed a transformation management communication plan that would transform the negative perception of changes occurring within the business, to a fantastic opportunity and the beginning of a new period of sustained growth. Doing so required continuous consultation and collaboration with the company’s large workforce. We began with an audit of current communication practices, relevant stakeholders and their roles, which required us to meet with employees from all levels of seniority with the company. Based on our new, deep understanding of internal communications operations, stakeholders and practices, we created recommendations to resolve problems and developed tactics to transform the feel within the company from one of gloom to one of glory.

Our defined “leading change” strategy was phased to ensure ease of implementation, whilst our framework for internal communications explained crisis processes, leadership management and the need to identify and protect brand reputation.

Results

Our plans were fully approved and onboarded, successfully improving the atmosphere around the company and leading to higher employee retention rates. We also supported a leadership event with the new CEO which showcased company strategy, aligned corporate values and encouraged employee engagement.

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY

CID provided invaluable support to EFE in designing a scaling and sustainability strategy for its programs in Egypt. This assessment contained four major components: scaling through external partnerships in the ICT/BPO sector, improving EFE’s internal operational efficiency and effectiveness, assessing various methods of achieving indirect scale and impact, and developing a financial sustainability plan. The CID team was very professional and dedicated, and the final report and recommendations were informative, insightful and realistic. We greatly enjoyed working with them on this project.

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Sarah Little
Senior Program & Grants Manager, Education For Employment

We would like to thank the CID team for all the long hours and dedication to designing our innovation process.

The execution of this innovation process was supported with CID’s organizational network analysis tool, which provided great insight within our organization, allowing us to gain a deeper understanding of its functional, social and strategic networks. The CID team worked closely with our team throughout the process, providing strategic and consistent support. CID’s professional and timely commitment really has helped us kick-start our innovation process.

Thank you for making this happen!

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Heba Makhlouf
Head of Investment Relations & Innovation, SODIC