How Dayton Aerospace Can Help Senior Leaders Tackle a Strategic Re-Organization

Dayton Aerospace can help a senior leader navigate through the re-organization process

Every past, present, and future senior leader has or will face three critical challenges:

1.      Turning around a poor performing organization

2.      Continuing the upward trajectory of a high performing organization

3.      Refocusing an organization on a new mission or program

Often, the senior leader and their leadership team decide a key step necessary to address challenges involves a re-organization of the unit or team. Unfortunately, few leaders have a broad base of experience that allows them to really understand the strengths and weaknesses of the current organization, what other successful organizational constructs exist in industry or the Department of Defense (DOD) that could be leveraged to address the challenges they face, or how to develop a successful re-organization implementation strategy and plan.

Fortunately, an experienced partner like Dayton Aerospace can help a senior leader navigate through the re-organization process. Our senior associates have experience in building, managing, and leading many different types of organizations across government and in industry. They have also successfully operated within unique management structures including matrixed acquisition organizations, integrated product teams (IPTs), and direct line operational units. Many have served in joint organizations exposing them to different perspectives that can be provided to a senior leader as an alternative to how they have traditionally organized teams. 

Besides developing new organization structures, Dayton Aerospace senior associates have lived the re-organization process at all levels. Our experts have acted as change agents as junior officers, developed implementation plans as senior leaders, and built strategic engagement plans as executive leaders. In addition, they have experienced multiple environmental changes including: the Air Force’s transition of the program offices to the wing, group, squadron concept; total system performance responsibility; program executive officers becoming true life cycle managers; the Secretary of the Air Force's operational imperatives and increased focus on commercial off-the-shelf technologies; and rapid innovation. Finally, the Dayton Aerospace team has extensive experience in utilizing the iMAP tool, which helps build teams, enhance communication, and resolve conflicts.

Our expertise allows us to partner with a team to conduct a detailed analysis of the current organization, and to enable senior leaders to determine if a re-organization has the potential to address the ongoing challenge the team faces. If the senior leader decides to proceed, the Dayton Aerospace team can build out potential options including pros and cons. Finally, our experts can assist with developing an implementation strategy and change management plans.

Interested in learning more about how Dayton Aerospace experts can help your team tackle a strategic re-org? Contact us today at info@daytonaero.com or 937.426.4300.

About the Author

Mr. Paul Waugh is a senior executive with 40 years’ experience in the acquisition enterprise of the US Air Force (USAF), including leadership of major and complex organizations, as Program Executive Officer (PEO) and Director for the Mobility and Training Aircraft Directorate and the Agile Combat Support Directorate, both at the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), Ohio. He has a demonstrated record of innovation and championing change for the USAF, with extensive experience leading and managing all stages of life cycle management including strategy formulations, requirements development, source selection, negotiation, program execution, modernization of fielded weapon systems, sustainment including organic depot and contractor depot, supply chain management, policy formation and workforce initiatives, proven during his career in the fields of engineering, program management, training, and logistics.  In addition, Mr. Waugh has exceptional skills in building, mentoring and leading high-performance, diverse teams focused on execution, innovation and continuous improvement – to deliver the required product on time and under budget.

To learn more about Paul, visit his expert profile here.