Tying organizational health to performance

An organization’s health – how well it aligns around a common direction, adapts to external shifts, executes with excellence, and renews itself to sustainably achieve performance aspirations – is the best predictor of its long-term financial and operational performance. Healthy organizations are 3x more likely to outperform unhealthy ones – across industries. However, many leaders overlook organizational health because it’s difficult to measure and improve. McKinsey helps clients define their aspirations, assess their current health, and architect and implement advancements to reach their goals. We bring 20+ years of practical and proven expertise, an analytically rigorous approach, and a holistic mindset that have helped more than 2,600 clients improve their health and performance.

Benefits

Our approach to Organizational Health helps drive long-term performance by fundamentally changing and improving how organizations are run:

Time-tested, data-driven approach

McKinsey invented the concept of organizational health and tools to measure it 20 years ago. 2,600 clients and 8M+ survey respondents later, we’re still leading, in part because we continually invest in refreshing our methodology – recently doubling down on elements of leadership, working norms, tech enablement, decision making, DE&I, and more

Deep industry expertise

We bring a deep understanding of your business and industry. Our organizational health experts work side-by-side with industry leaders to take your organization’s specific context into consideration when developing tailored health improvement journeys

Focused on sustainable performance

We help you pull practical levers that fundamentally transform how work gets done, changing mindsets and behaviors and instilling a culture of continuous improvement. This ultimately improves the employee experience, productivity, wellbeing, resilience, retention, and ultimately performance

OHI Methodology

Determine your overall OHI score

The OHI score is a leading indicator of sustained performance, measuring organizational health relative to our global benchmark.

Tailor your cultural journey

The OHI also illuminates employees’ perceptions and the effects of on-the-ground behaviors on performance and health. This informs the steps your organization must take to reach its health goals.

Focus on sustainable performance

We ensure your organization is set up for long-term success by helping your people build the mindsets, skills, and capabilities they need to sustain all changes made to improve health.