Dr. Stephen D. Clement

President/Founder

Dr. Stephen D. Clement is founder and President of Organizational Design, Inc. a Texas-based company. He is the co-author of "Executive Leadership, A Practical Guide to Managing Complexity", in which he discusses leadership development and its effects on the design of organizations. As a consultant to industry, Dr. Clement specializes in the application of basic design principles to the organization of work including key work related processes, and the underlying leadership and management skills required to perform such work effectively.

Organizational Design, Inc., was founded in 1985 to assist executives in enhancing the profitability and productivity of their respective organizations. The firm holds the belief that building a competitive edge requires that the company establish a requisite organizational structure, define clear roles, assign competent people to roles and establish clear working relationships.

Dr. Clement's distinguished career as an organizational and leadership expert began at the United States Milaitary Academy. At U.S.M.A., Dr. Clement taught courses on leadership and was Director of Research in the Leadership Department. Throughout a distinguished military career, Dr. Clement designed and developed the Army's current leadership and human resource development program. Dr. Clement holds a BS degree in Engineering from the United States Military Academy and an MS and PhD in business and communications from Purdue University.

Through Organizational Design, Dr. Clement has applied his knowledge and experience to international organizations. He has assisted executives in designing and developing their internal structures to achieve maximum efficiency and effectiveness. He has designed executive level leadership and management development programs and has lectured and consulted throughout the world.

Under Dr. Clement's leadership, Organizational Design has grown to become a world class management consulting firm. The firm offers its clients excellent products and services, all of which have been generated using Dr. Clement's expertise. The firm offers focused services and products including; restructuring existing organizations, designing and structuring new organizations; design and implementation of leadership programs; development and production of result focused role descriptions; establishing clear and effective working relationships; establishing a talent pool management system; designing and implementing a succession planning system; potential assessment programs; mentoring programs; strategic planning; mission and vision analysis and development of strategic options; reducing and eliminated resistance to change; communication tools and processes to support organizational change; and assessing management talent.

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