SWAT Approach to Business Transformation at Pace 

We need change. We invest in change. Yet nothing seems to change. Sound familiar? Despite how much we invest in business transformation, many organisations struggle to deliver change. At the same time, organisations find themselves needing to pivot quickly to meet the needs of their external environments.

In this session Dani and Suzie walk through their journey of turning a crazy idea into a practical approach for leading business transformation at pace. Drawing inspiration from law enforcement SWAT teams  learn how , through iteration and experimentation they discovered a fit-for-purpose approach that has now delivered multiple outcomes for the business.

• The problem to solve: Enabling the business to change at pace
• The approach: The SWAT Approach to Business Transformation
• The results: The quantifiable outcomes we delivered
• Recommendations: Our lessons learned

3 Key Learnings

1. Learn how to solve macro adaptive non-linear organizational challenges that require cross-functional teaming working toether
2. Understand how to enable teams closest to the problem to develop solution 
3. Discover the power of combining methodologies to create a fit-for-purpose approach to meet your business’s unique needs

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About Suzie

Suzie leads the people and culture function for the COO division at Fonterra. The division includes ~9,000 employees across NZ Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Global Functions, Food Safety and Quality, Health Safety and Wellbeing, and Engineering and Technical. Suzie has over twenty years of experience in people and culture across several different commercial contexts, including global ingredients, consumer, retail, and regional markets. The inspiration behind her work is a curiosity to understand why people do what they do and a passion for creating environments where people can collectively thrive and achieve meaningful progress.

You can connect with Suzie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzie-lewisham-4729bb1/