We help leaders unlock the full potential of the organizations they’ve built. We do it without the normal trappings of consultants, major reorganizations, or IT system overhauls.
You know your business better than anyone. You’ve increased sales, cut costs, and boosted morale. You are probably even beating the competition. Your talent pool is deep. You’ve seen glimpses of great possibility in your organization. You’ve seen your team firing on all cylinders, but you can’t quite seem to consistently maximize that potential you know is right there. You know how it feels to be part of a successful team. And, you know that getting to that next level will take more than reconfiguring the org chart or leveraging core competencies. You have never been short of good ideas, but you aren’t sure how to best move forward.
That’s where ShiftGear comes in. We lead with discovery and build from where you are, helping you develop capability as you discover insights about the work.
We help smart, engaged leaders see their work in new and more productive ways.
Dynamic Work Design gives us the framework and tools to make processes and people perform at their peak. ShiftGear has helped organizations improve in a multitude of ways. We’ve helped clients manage rapid growth, increase capacity in existing facilities, and speed up the rate of technology development. We’ve helped organizations move products from lab to factory, improve patient care, and develop and implement strategic plans. We do so by helping clients design their work– both physical and intellectual – in better ways.
WHAT OTHERS SAY…
Zeynep Ton – Professor of Practice, MIT Sloan
“If you want to improve work to boost performance and develop adaptation muscles in your organization. Pick up my MIT Sloan colleague Nelson Repenning and Don Kieffer’s book, There’s Got to be a Better Way, and start applying it to a small but important problem. You won’t be disappointed – though you may be surprised by how much performance you can unlock and how much more people will enjoy their jobs!
I’ve been a student of the Toyota Production System and had the privilege of working closely with Toyota leaders. One thing I appreciated about this book is that it goes beyond tools and Japanese jargon, distilling TPS into a set of profound principles that apply to any organization, including and perhaps especially those doing knowledge work.
Nelson and Don provide a lot of examples from a wide range of industries, showing how leaders have used their Dynamic Work Design to improve performance and employee motivation, creating a culture where frontline employees aren’t doing min, umbingwor00 they are thinking, identifying problems, and improving the work every day.”
WHAT OTHERS SAY…
Zeynep Ton – Professor of Practice, MIT Sloan
“If you want to improve work to boost performance and develop adaptation muscles in your organization. Pick up my MIT Sloan colleague Nelson Repenning and Don Kieffer’s book, There’s Got to be a Better Way, and start applying it to a small but important problem. You won’t be disappointed – though you may be surprised by how much performance you can unlock and how much more people will enjoy their jobs!
I’ve been a student of the Toyota Production System and had the privilege of working closely with Toyota leaders. One thing I appreciated about this book is that it goes beyond tools and Japanese jargon, distilling TPS into a set of profound principles that apply to any organization, including and perhaps especially those doing knowledge work.
Nelson and Don provide a lot of examples from a wide range of industries, showing how leaders have used their Dynamic Work Design to improve performance and employee motivation, creating a culture where frontline employees aren’t doing min, they are thinking, identifying problems, and improving the work every day.”
