Welcome to Chao Group

Since 1995, Chao Group has assisted over 75 multinational clients on every continent on this planet achieve organization change. If you are looking to create a dynamic, energized workforce that embraces change and innovation, then you have come to the right place.

Who is Larry Chao?
A brief intro to Chao Group - who we are, what we do, and our formula for creating lasting
organization change.

Public Articles

Here is a compilation of our published newspaper & magazine articles and our opinions on current management/business topics.

 
 
Big Companies Need to Rethink Innovation

While big companies are usually great at straight ahead operations, it seems the bigger they are, the tougher it is to innovate. This is particularly alarming now, when the need to be flexible and to innovate is at a premium. So how do you chur .. 331 read, 3 comment [more]
 
 
What’s in store for 2013?

What new management practices will make their mark in 2013? What should we focus on to change behavior to improve organization performance? Well, the more bells and whistles a management tool has, the further away you should run. There is no mag .. 465 read, 3 comment [more]
 
 
Lack of Focus Kills Performance

As organizations grow bigger and more complex, they often sow the seed of their own discontent: Lack of focus. This is because executives spread themselves too thin. Their agenda is too broad and they try to do too much. Instead of accomplishing .. 1674 read, 3 comment [more]
 
 
The Urgent Need to Collaborate

Like a car needs oil, global matrix organizations need collaboration to work. With so many different objectives, priorities and functional silos, getting everyone on the same page is a huge challenge. Effective collaboration can do this, and le .. 29914 read, 44 comment [more]
 
 
Our New Published Article Section

Welcome to our new website! From time to time, we will share our thoughts with you on the latest management tools and trends. In the past, we wrote about all sorts of management and business topics. This was a bit too general. We'd like to fo .. 20624 read, 21 comment [more]
 
 
PUBLISHED ARTICLE: Sharpening Financial Skills to Enhance Management Effectiveness

It seems too much time is spent on people management skills and not enough on teaching executives how to use financial results to manage the business‚ writes Larry Chao.  
This is particularly evident today‚ as companies need to be more .. 17704 read, 607 comment [more]
 






Aligning Strategic Priorities

Aligning Priorities and Expectations
We work with client teams to align functions with corporate strategy and create practical change programs.With
a combination of strategy consulting ...

Forging Collective Leadership

Forging Collective Leadership
Collective leadership at the top is essential. Collective leadership creates synergy by encouraging functional managers to work together ...

Energizing Great Teams

Energizing Great Teams
We challenge any other provider to motivate teams better than we can. Most importantly, we challenge anyone else to create enduring team spirit ...

Developing Outstanding Leaders

Developing Outstanding Leaders
Our leadership programs are designed to develop general managers capable of leading diverse teams. We emphasize strategic thinking, ...

Executive Coaching

Executive Coaching
We are a leading practitioner for one-on-one executive coaching. Our objective is to assist executives become more effective by helping them ...