About Us

Schaffer Consulting has been a leader in the development and practice of organizational and cultural change for 50 years. Here are a few of the many Schaffer Consulting pioneering innovations:

• We created the "Rapid Results" approach in which short-term, results-producing "Breakthrough projects" serve as the vehicles for accelerating change.
• As a member of the original team, we helped General Electric develop the WorkOut methodology and co-authored the authoritative text on WorkOut.
• We pioneered in making the integration of acquired companies an organized process rather than an improvisation.
• Working with the World Bank and other global aid organizations, we have introduced the Rapid Results Approach in developing countries to achieve vital tasks and empower community participants.
• To advance this breakthrough approach in international development we created the Rapid Results Institute, a non-profit corporation, and support it with time and funds.

Members of the firm have written more than 150 articles about our approach to achieving successful change. Twelve of these articles have appeared in the Harvard Business Review. Eight books document the firm's work, including:

• Simply Effective: How to Cut Through Complexity in Your Organization and Get Things Done
• Rapid Results! How 100-day Projects Build the Capacity for Large-Scale Change
• The GE WorkOut: How to Implement GE's Revolutionary Method for Busting Bureaucracy and Attacking Organizational Problems - Fast!
• High-Impact Consulting: How Clients and Consultants Can Work Together to Achieve Extraordinary Results