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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Atlanta, GA | Posted: January 18, 2017
As an Institute in the business of creating the next, change is all around us helping us move forward.
“Creating the next innovation at Tech requires us to effectively manage change, and that means building an organization that is agile and prepared to adopt new ways of working,” said Sonia Alvarez-Robinson, executive director for Georgia Tech’s Strategic Consulting. “Organizations that are intentional in their effort to prepare for change are more successful in managing the actual change.”
A solid strategy to prepare for change and sustain momentum depends upon six success factors.
Guided by those factors, Strategic Consulting is assisting several campus units in pursuing organizational effectiveness by helping them prepare for, and adopt, new ways of working. The team serves the Institute by partnering with units across all academic, research, and administrative functions. In addition to consulting with campus partners on leading and managing change, Strategic Consulting offers a range of integrated services designed to enable institutional effectiveness:
One example visible to all of campus is the Library Renewal Project. As the Library reimagines how to best serve the evolving research, teaching, and learning needs of the campus community, Strategic Consulting is playing an active role in helping the Library ready itself for this change.
“We are on a mission to transform the research library for the 21st century,” said Catherine Murray-Rust, dean of libraries and vice provost for academic effectiveness. “With the help and support of our colleagues in Strategic Consulting, we are learning to create programs and projects that align with our goals, foster innovation, effectively use resources, and encourage faculty and staff contribution.”
Through a team of dedicated internal consultants, Strategic Consulting is working to make the pursuit of institutional effectiveness a positive and productive experience. For more information, visit consulting.gatech.edu.
