Organisational Effectiveness

Planning for leadership continuity

Building resilient leadership, optimising talent development, and fostering a sustainable future for your organisation.
Our expertise

We equip businesses with the strategies and structures needed to build resilient leadership, optimize talent, and drive long-term success. We design tailored solutions that enhance leadership transitions, strengthen workforce capabilities, and ensure business continuity. With over 25 years of deep understanding of organisational dynamics, we help clients cultivate agile, future-ready teams that thrive in an ever-evolving landscape.

Our Organisational Effectiveness Solutions
CEO Succession
Choosing the next CEO is a high-stakes proposition, and arguably the most important decision a board can make. Globally, 2 out of 5 CEOs fail in the first 18 months (HBR). And yet CEO succession is not a common board agenda item.
2 out of 5
CEOs fail in the first 18 months

The CEO role is unique, particularly in the current atmosphere of complexity and volatility, and needs to be approached through a coordinated process of developing internal talent, whilst identifying and benchmarking external talent.

We are qualified and experienced to assist boards with the important and complex task of CEO Succession, helping boards to design a process that is effective, fair and credible.

We partner with our boards to deliver a comprehensive and effective CEO transition, succession and on-boarding protocol, and this includes:

  • Align the board on the future CEO profile and success criteria.
  • Create a multi-layered, multi-generational succession plan.
  • Assess candidates against industry benchmarks.
  • Link CEO succession to long-term business strategy.
  • Plan 2-3 CEO transitions ahead, beyond replacing the incumbent.
Restructuring & Reorganisation
Despite the prevalence of company redesigns: 60% in the past 2 years, and 25% over 3 years, a significant majority fail to achieve their goals or boost performance (McKinsey). This suggests a systemic issue with redesign approaches.

When executed effectively, restructuring and reorganisation can address underlying issues that lead to redesign failures, helping to drive sustainable growth and success.

Our expert consultants specialise in helping organisations that are facing growth challenges, stagnation, or are simply planning for succession transform through effective and strategic restructuring and reorganisation. We understand that organisational change can be complex and disruptive, that's why we offer tailored solutions to fit your unique business needs.

  • Define success profiles (competencies, skills, experience etc.) for each level.
  • Identify key inter-generational talent for future succession.
  • Assess and benchmark talent for growth areas.
  • Design and implement leadership development initiatives at inidividual and team levels.
  • Compare internal talent with industry and sector global benchmarks.
  • Map external talent to address gaps.
High-Potential Development
Increasingly, organisations are realising the benefits of running high potential (Hi-Po) programmes that objectively identify and provide support for their ‘rising-stars’ and equip them with clear and concise development plans.

Over the years, we have supported multiple organisations across various industry sectors in the design and facilitation of revolutionary high potential programmes. We leverage upon decades of research, by our partners and from our decades of experience in Africa, to provide our clients with world class Hi-Po programme solutions.

  • Identify future leaders with data-driven insights.
  • Engage high potentials with world-class learning solutions.
  • Foster cross-functional integration for growth.
  • Engage senior leaders in the candidates' development journey.
  • Monitor and evaluate behavioural change progress.
why CAREER CONNECTIONS?
Best-in-class service
Understand the African market
Purpose-driven firm
Global partnerships
Your strategic talent partner
Integrate people data across solutions
Best-in-class service
Understand the African market
Purpose-driven firm
Global partnerships
Your strategic talent partner
Integrate people data across solutions
Meet the Experts
Managing Director
Zia Manji
Managing Director at Career Connections, leading executive search, leadership assessment, and development. Brings 12+ years of senior-level search expertise across financial services, consumer goods, telecom, and media. Holds a Business degree from the University of Edinburgh, an Executive Master in Consulting and Coaching for Change (INSEAD), and a Diploma in Corporate Governance (CGI, UK/Ireland).
Senior Client Partner
Amar Vidyarthi
Senior Client Partner, Executive Search. Over 20 years of experience spanning media, retail, logistics, aviation, banking, and fintech across Kenya, UAE, and UK. Spearheaded CEO and C-Level placements for multinationals and regional corporates.
Client Partner
Tess Ojiambo
Executive coach and talent development expert with 19 years in banking and 13 years in coaching. Specializes in leadership assessments, competency-based interviewing, and wellness coaching. Certified in Hogan, LVI, Gestalt, and Systemic Team Coaching. Holds an LL.B and LL.M from the University of London.
Senior Principal
Aparna Patil
Brings 15+ years of experience across banking, manufacturing, and public service in Kenya and the UK. Certified in Executive Coaching (AoEC), LVI (Kaiser), Hogan, and Talogy. Holds an MSc in International Management (University of London) and a BSc in MORSE (University of Warwick).

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