Practices · Abanel

Practices

Two practices. One way of working.

01 Organisation Design↓ 02 Family Business Consulting↓

01 · Capability

Organisation
Design

Competition, economic uncertainty, disruptive technology and globalization all demand that a business adapt to its new environment to continue to succeed. This is when organisation redesign comes to the fore.

The most robust organisation design focuses on structure, processes and talent, and on enabling systems such as performance management, decision making, governance and talent management. These are crucial, but on their own they cannot bring about change. How we align people, and their actions and behaviours, to these systems is what makes it a success. Our expertise is in this alignment, to make an impact on business outcomes.

Alignment: people and behaviours brought into line with structure and systems

Offerings

Human capital infrastructure for organisations

  • Organisation diagnostic01
  • Compensation strategy02
  • Performance management03
  • Change management04
  • Learning and professional development05
  • Career architecture design06
  • Executive coaching07
  • Talent review and HiPo identification08

Assignments

We start by understanding the business focus and the internal processes. We articulate an HR strategy, then design, develop and implement the HR infrastructure to support the business strategy.

Recent Organisation Design assignments

  1. 01Career development plans for top performers at an energy major
  2. 02COLI-based compensation strategy for a pan-India infrastructure major
  3. 03KPI-based management for the board of directors of a manufacturing organisation
  4. 04Competency and career development framework for a software product company
  5. 05Competency framework, including the board of directors, for a manufacturing company
  6. 06Setting up the HR systems for an infrastructure start-up
  7. 07Building scalable HR systems, processes and practices for a leading innovator in biotech
  8. 08Building core organisational values into all HR systems for a leader in tyre valves
  9. 09Design, development and implementation of HR systems for a greenfield hospital
  10. 10Selection process design and facilitation for the selection of a CEO
  11. 11Organisational culture audit and redesign of HR systems for a Dutch software company
  12. 12HR process redesign and roll-out of an HRMS for a multinational software development company
  13. 13A balanced scorecard approach for the leadership team of a software product company

02 · Capability

Family Business
Consulting

We work with businesses from the first generation to many generations. We help stakeholders understand their opportunities for the future and facilitate their decision making, with close attention to the values and traditions of the family.

Our work ensures transparency, integrity, impartiality, process orientation and objectivity, and we maintain high standards of confidentiality. The results sustain the growth of the family business, manage the conflicts that arise, ensure a smooth transition to the next generation and strike the right balance between the priorities of the family and the business.

Continuity: each generation grows from the last

Offerings

Governance, succession and the next generation

  • Board synergy01
  • Role clarification for working family members02
  • Board role clarification03
  • Performance evaluation of Board members04
  • Board of Directors dashboard for business evaluation05
  • Next Generation induction06
  • Next Generation mentoring and grooming07
  • Succession planning08
  • Family Constitution, Family Trust and Family Will09
  • Conflict resolution10
  • Communication framework for the Board11

Assignments

From first-generation founders to third-generation boards.

First generation
Second generation
Third generation and beyond
  1. 01Worked with Next Generation entrepreneurs to incubate ideas, develop the plan, pitch to internal Board members and angel investors, and launch the venture
  2. 02Facilitated Family Business Board approval for investment in a Next Generation incubation idea
  3. 03Capability building for Next Generation members of a large, third-generation family business
  4. 04Role clarification across three generations in a family business
  5. 05Conflict resolution among working family members, across generations
  6. 06A Board of Directors dashboard for a large manufacturing company
  7. 07Design and introduction of performance-based pay for the Board of Directors (family members)