Global Investment Bank Change & Engagement Strategy

Change and engagement strategy at a global investment bank

Region UK

Sector Financial Services

Offering Organisation Change & Implementation

The Challenge

Over the few years prior, the risk, finance, data analytics and report division had been involved in an ongoing change journey, both through significant external and regulatory shifts happening across the industry, and considerable internal changes at play, such as the overall direction of the organisation affecting the evolution of the risk function. The division responded to these changes by undergoing a large-scale transformation programme to help drive forward the new Risk Mandate and re-position itself as a strategic partner to the wider business. Given the level of change that this will bring over the next 18 months, Q5 were asked to help develop a Change and Engagement Strategic Approach to enable successful transformation and ensure people feel engaged throughout the change.

Our Approach

Mobilisation
- Arranged a kick-off meeting and alignment sessions with the COO, division Transformation Lead and HRBP
- Developed a high-level work plan and established key project check-ins
Diagnostic
- Reviewed key documentation (including Regional Roadshow and Townhall communications, the new Group Risk Mandate, division organisation structure etc.)
  Prioritised the transformation workstreams that had a significant “people impact” and conducted change impact assessments to understand the impact and expected benefits of the change, including the implications in terms of change and engagement
  Undertook three stakeholder analysis sessions to identify key internal and external stakeholders, and understand their requirements and preferred engagement channels. We also assessed stakeholder groups against the direct level of impact that the transformation has on them, as well as their influence on the success of implementing the change
  Facilitated nine “Regional Sounding Boards” to understand how the division’s employees have experienced change in the past, and how they would like to be communicated to, and engaged with, in the future
Strategic Approach
- Based on all the insights gathered as part of the diagnostic phase, we developed a Change and Engagement Strategic Approach (including a draft Change Narrative and four key pillars of successful change)
- Facilitated 11 “Validation Sessions” with leaders to help shape and finalise the recommended approach

Key Outcomes

Engaged more than 65 of the division’s employees across all teams, all levels and all regions globally to initiate thinking around change and engagement.
Developed a Change and Engagement Strategic Approach, which included:
Four recommended pillars of successful change that they should consider:
Leaders as Catalysts
Positive Engagement and Communication
Aligning Capabilities
Robust Change Support
Proposed high-level timeline for each key pillar of change over the next six month
Suggested change governance approach to ensure change and engagement delivery is managed effectively
Suggested measures of success of the change and immediate priorities to consider
Outlined potential change and engagement risks

Change and engagement strategy at a global investment bank

The Challenge

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Key Outcomes

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Change and engagement strategy at a global investment bank

The Challenge

Our Approach

Key Outcomes

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Mubadala

Global FinTech

Listed Global Diversified Banking Group

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