Comprehensive organizational effectiveness solutions tailored to your unique transformation journey — from strategy through execution and sustained adoption.
AI adoption is not a software rollout — it is an operating-model change. Organizations that treat it as merely a technology initiative will face significant change fatigue, resistance, and underperformance. CORE helps you navigate this differently.
We combine talent strategy and change management to address the unique challenges of agentic AI integration. Our approach redesigns operating models, builds AI-ready workforces, and ensures that the human side of transformation is planned for, not left behind. We help organizations move from AI anxiety to AI advantage.
This service is designed for organizations navigating the intersection of rapid AI adoption and the very real reality of human change fatigue — where speed and sustainability must be balanced to achieve lasting results.
Data-driven assessment of workforce readiness, change fatigue levels, and adoption risk.
Redesigned workflows and role definitions for the human-plus-AI organization.
Phased change plan that balances speed of adoption with human capacity for change.
Ongoing monitoring and adjustment to prevent change fatigue and sustain momentum.
For most organizations, change is not only constant but increasingly complex. Organizational agility and the ability to successfully manage large-scale, multi-faceted change is mission critical — especially in an era of accelerating disruption and widespread change fatigue.
We guide companies through structural, strategic, and cultural shifts by mitigating change fatigue, pacing initiatives for human capacity, and building systemic resilience. Whether it is a merger, digital transformation, or leadership transition, we design change for human capacity — not just organizational timelines. Our services include culture diagnostics, communication and engagement strategies, clear change roadmaps, and stakeholder alignment.
Our change management approach integrates readiness and adoption, training, and communications, tailored uniquely to each client, individual program, change situation, and objective. We apply best practices from Prosci® and ADKAR® methodologies, scaled to support large, complex programs or focused on a set of smaller changes.
Comprehensive plan aligned to your transformation timeline and goals.
Targeted engagement for every audience, at every level.
Multi-channel communications that keep people informed and engaged.
Real-time visibility into adoption metrics and readiness indicators.
Anticipate disruptions and emerging opportunities.
Challenge assumptions with an independent perspective.
Translate vision into actionable roadmaps.
Objective review of critical decisions before execution.
A high-level collaborative service that bridges the gap between vision and execution — serving as a confidential sounding board for leadership.
Our Strategic Thought Partnership provides an external perspective to pressure-test ideas, navigate complexity, and overcome obstacles. We act as trusted advisors who understand both the mechanics and the mindset of change, bringing an objective lens to your most critical strategic decisions.
This service is particularly valuable for leaders navigating ambiguous or high-stakes situations where internal perspectives may be limited by organizational dynamics or cognitive bias.
Align your talent needs to business strategy with scalable architectures and workforce optimization that drives organizational agility and sustained performance.
Our talent strategy services help organizations build integrated talent systems that improve organizational agility, leadership effectiveness, and workforce performance. We work with senior executives and HR leaders to design scalable talent architectures and align organizational structure, culture, and rewards with strategic priorities.
Elevate your people team with best-practice HR programs, HCM technology implementations, and data-driven analytics that maximize the value of your workforce.
Change management is an essential part of any system implementation. Complex system implementations are not just technology — to achieve the value your business seeks, you must plan for human experience. We partner with your system integrator and in-house resources to deliver a holistic change program that integrates readiness, communications, and training activities.
Our team has deep experience with major HCM platforms including Workday, Oracle Cloud ERP, and SAP SuccessFactors.
Clarify vision and strategy, design operating models, and elaborate detailed organizational structures that align accountability, decision-making, and collaboration to your strategic priorities.
Our organizational design services help leadership teams align their organizational structure with enterprise strategies and goals. We work collaboratively to discover, define, design, and deliver the outcomes desired, whether that involves centralization, decentralization, or a hybrid model.
Validate the current landscape and understand your audience, tools, and timelines.
Combine discovery insights with business goals to explore new possibilities.
Create the effective change campaign, engagement model, and learning pathways.
Enable change activities and monitor effectiveness to sustain the new model.
A safe, informal channel where individuals voice concerns without fear of retaliation.
Facilitate resolution at the earliest and lowest level possible.
Data-driven insights and systemic recommendations for leadership.
Led by Mark Parham, Certified Mediator with NACM.
A confidential, impartial, and independent resource for resolving workplace conflicts and addressing organizational concerns.
CORE Strategy Group's Ombudsman Services provides employees and organizations with a trusted neutral party to navigate complex issues with clarity, fairness, and a focus on fostering a healthy and productive work environment.
Our Ombudsman practice is led by Mark Parham, a Certified Mediator with the National Association of Certified Mediators, with extensive experience in leading teams, conducting workshops, and negotiating settlements.
Across industries and transformation types, CORE Strategy Group delivers measurable, lasting results.
Fortune 50 Retailer
Investors were pushing a multi-line retailer to make aggressive net zero commitments and disclose its approach to mitigating climate change across its global footprint.
Global Footwear & Apparel Retailer
A purpose-driven consumer retailer needed an external DEI advisor to develop and roll out a Gender Identity and Transition policy for 34,000+ U.S. employees.
Global Media & Entertainment
A Fortune 100 media company with 7,500 employees across 35 countries needed to redeploy Workday with employees at the center of the digital experience.