Change in every quarter

It’s not your strategy, it’s you

9 out of 10 organisations fail to deliver their strategy, not because the strategy is wrong, but the organisation isn't aligned behind it.

Dare to change

Changing your organisation is never easy. There will be tough decisions, tougher conversations and a fundamental impact on many of your people.

Actions speak louder than words

Change programmes rarely fail in conception: they often fail in execution.

It’s in the name

Sometimes change has to happen quickly, this quarter; but it must always be sustained through the 4 quarters of the year and beyond, into ‘quarter 5’

Welcome to Q5

Client Showcase

A long term change programme to integrate all the different justice departments, (e.g. Family Court, Probation Service, Youth Offenders and Legal Aid...
The CEO, Angela Ahrendts has taken Burberry on a fantastic growth journey. They aim to double in size within three years, and push into the FTSE 50....
Early in 2009, EDF (an ex-state owned French organisation) merged with British Energy (the UK nuclear power business). In an exciting and...
Following the arrival of a new CEO and HR Director in the UK, the business went through a comprehensive restructure. In support of this restructure,...
SABMiller are in the process of redefining their Operating Model, work that impacts all parts of their business. As part of this exciting change Tony...
GNM, like all media organisations, has been severely tested by the effects of structural change in the global newspaper industry, which has seen...
Amid a tough economic climate the Chief Executive was keen to get her top team focused on driving up revenue growth, and in particular, diversifying...
Reynolds Porter Chamberlain needed to create a step change in how they supported their end customers and lawyers. The Front Line Support Team were...
A senior Partner took over the running of one of the largest Accenture Oil & Gas client accounts. He established a new leadership structure and...
Emma Bridgewater wanted to continue their record of strong growth and looked to Q5 for help in gaining access to more accurate and insightful...

The Q5 foundation

The Q5 Foundation is a charitable trust set up to enable us as a company to get involved in, and provide resources to, good causes; and to encourage our employees to do the same. We have set aside a proportion of our annual earnings to support a nominated charity each year. This year we are supporting Streetkids International, a global non-profit organization that helps street kids learn to support themselves and make healthy, educated decisions that positively impact their lives.

WHAT'S GOING ON

#cardinalq blog update @odhq asks what the best HR awards events are http://t.co/ttbYtNkY
Great piece (as always) on the challenges to journalism of 'robot' writers by Emily Bell. http://t.co/jVLdjTNy
Why Olympic chaos is an opportunity for Ldn businesses, not something to fear (with @uscreates): http://t.co/z4hu0m1v http://t.co/rBugQpzf
Q5 on their way back from Paris after helping our clients explore 'corporate and leadership reinvention'. @q5partners http://t.co/kL5SHFO9
“@mediaguardian: Good riddance to Bailey - now Trinity's board must love the Mirror http://t.co/FAwK2r18” popular change at the Mirror...
Good luck from @q5partners to Amanda, Matthew & #frieze team as @friezenewyork debuts today. Get ready #NY for hippest #artfair on planet!
Complacency blocks change & leads to failure - the case of Kodak. Good article from Kotter: http://t.co/qnNfBiB6 (via http://t.co/LJ4jLDhe)
@Q5partners in #NYC to see friends @WSJ, @burberry, @barclays, @guardiannews, & celebrate launch of @friezenewyork. But ....
Learning on the move with social media much more fun than traditional 'eLearning'....http://bit.ly/IdrXhj

Who are Q5?

 

Q5 will challenge you to change. We are a specialist organ​isation design and development consultancy, who bring together exceptional consultants and a network of outstanding industry leaders to make change happen in your business. 

We help you transform, innovate and do things differently.

 

We 'align' your structure, your processes and your people to deliver outstanding performance. Our role is making it happen. We continue to serve restless CEOs demanding that their people think the unthinkable and deliver something special in their business.

 

Our clients choose to work with us because they benefit from: 

- our deep and broad experience - across many industries and organisations 
- our willingness to share their challenges and resolve their issues
- our determination to get results and deliver value for them. 

We are not interested in short-term fixes. We create long term solutions - not just results for the next quarter or the one after that, but beyond, into 'quarter 5'. The clients we work with are not only better prepared to deal with the 'here and now' ... they know that they can sustain their improved performance into the future.

 

SPECIALITIES

 

Organisation design & development, cost restructuring, leadership development, process reengineering, employee engagement.