{"id":44980,"date":"2012-11-12T09:45:22","date_gmt":"2012-11-12T09:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kepner-tregoe.com\/about\/news\/the-thinking-organization\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T10:22:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T10:22:08","slug":"the-thinking-organization","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/kepner-tregoe.com\/fr\/about\/news\/the-thinking-organization\/","title":{"rendered":"The Thinking Organization"},"content":{"rendered":"

The proprietary KT Clear Thinking approach allows companies to resolve issues more effectively and efficiently by teaching employees at all levels of a company to follow the same thinking and problem resolution processes.<\/p>\n

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Contact:<\/em>
\nBrad Russell
\nPierpont Communications for Kepner-Tregoe
\n210-372-9200<\/a>
\nbrussell@piercom.com<\/p>\n

Kepner-Tregoe Introduces New Approach to Build Competitive Business Advantage: The Thinking Organization<\/strong><\/p>\n

54-year old firm refreshes organizational vision; launches new global website<\/em><\/p>\n

PRINCETON, NJ (November 13, 2012) \u2013 Can your organization think for itself? That\u2019s what Kepner-Tregoe helps companies figure out and improve.<\/p>\n

The global capability development and consulting company, based in Princeton, New Jersey, specializes in clear thinking solutions that enable organizations to run more efficiently, drive productivity and improve bottom-line results. Today, Kepner-Tregoe announced a new approach and vision to create a more sustainable competitive advantage\u2014 Building a Thinking Organization powered by KT Clear Thinking\u2014and a relaunch of the company\u2019s global website located at\u00a0www.kepner-tregoe.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The proprietary KT Clear Thinking approach allows companies to resolve issues more effectively and efficiently by teaching employees at all levels of a company to follow the same thinking and problem resolution processes.<\/p>\n

Simply put, KT Clear Thinking gives companies the ability to identify and resolve the critical issues that materially affect their business performance. KT Clear Thinking enables organizations to take complex situations and break them down into manageable tasks that can be assessed and improved. Thinking Organizations are smarter and more adept under pressure when consistent critical thinking approaches have been implemented across the organization to deal with constant change.<\/p>\n

However, in a recent survey of approximately 100 companies worldwide, a majority of respondents indicated that their organizations had significant work to do when it came to formalizing and defining ownership of issue resolution strategies.\u00a0 More than 57 percent of respondents said that they \u201cinfrequently\u201d or \u201cnever\u201d utilize a formal process to address significant business issues, while 52 percent surveyed said that ownership for resolving these issues inside their organization was \u201cnot clearly defined or accepted.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cToday\u2019s leaders are expected to address the most complex business issues in the most efficient way possible. Implementing KT\u2019s solutions in an organization helps a company and its people work together toward resolving the most critical issues that create the most value for the company,\u201d said Ray Baxter, chief executive officer at Kepner-Tregoe.\u00a0 \u201cThe repositioning of our approach to KT Clear Thinking and the redesign of our website creates a more customer-centric conversation that clearly demonstrates Kepner-Tregoe\u2019s value to organizations that have a desire to improve results. \u201c<\/p>\n

Baxter added: \u201cFundamentally changing the way an organization thinks requires a strategic view and strong commitment from senior leadership.\u00a0 Only then will a company be able to realize a meaningful difference in how their organization performs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Andy Fuge, operations manager at Griffin Foods, added, \u201cKT empowered us with the skill and practical experience to sustain improvements and effectively implement step change projects ourselves. We now have a highly performing continuous improvement team.\u201d<\/p>\n

To accompany the KT Clear Thinking approach, Kepner-Tregoe\u2019s new website complements and highlights the new positioning and allows existing and potential KT clients to identify their business needs in specific organizational functions including operations, customer support, IT, the project office, human resources and more.\u00a0 The site also provides the ability to quickly and easily find and understand each KT solution and the value it delivers.<\/p>\n

Kepner-Tregoe processes are based on the work of Dr. Charles Kepner and Dr. Benjamin Tregoe, two researchers who conducted a study on breakdowns in decision making at the Strategic Air Command. \u00a0They found that successful decision making by Air Force officers had less to do with seniority or career path and more with the process of gathering, organizing and analyzing information before taking action.\u00a0 They founded Kepner-Tregoe with the basic thesis that organizations can be taught to think critically.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur new vision and website demonstrates Kepner-Tregoe\u2019s commitment to maintain leadership in the organizational improvement and critical thinking disciplines,\u201d said Baxter. \u00a0\u201cWe will continue to dedicate ourselves to bringing our customers only the best solutions that address their most pressing issues, and we look forward to many more decades of partnering with the best and brightest in businesses worldwide.\u201d<\/p>\n

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About Kepner-Tregoe, Inc.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Kepner-Tregoe (KT) provides capability development and consulting solutions across the world to help build Thinking Organizations that resolve the most pressing issues with clarity and confidence. Founded in 1958 and based on ground-breaking research on how people think, solve problems and make decisions, Princeton-based Kepner-Tregoe is dedicated to helping organizations achieve Operational Excellence by improving quality, increasing efficiency and reducing costs. KT Clear Thinking is used at every level of client organizations: to implement strategy; achieve step-change improvements in operations; increase customer satisfaction in support organizations; and drive superior issue resolution throughout the organization. KT provides Clear Thinking for a complex world.<\/p>\n

For additional information, visit the company\u2019s website at\u00a0www.kepner-tregoe.com<\/a>\u00a0or their social media platforms on\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>,\u00a0Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The proprietary KT Clear Thinking approach allows companies to resolve issues more effectively and efficiently by teaching employees at all levels of a company to follow the same thinking and problem resolution processes. \u00a0 Contact: Brad Russell Pierpont Communications for Kepner-Tregoe 210-372-9200 brussell@piercom.com Kepner-Tregoe Introduces New Approach to Build Competitive Business Advantage: The Thinking Organization […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":8162,"template":"","class_list":["post-44980","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nThe Thinking Organization - Kepner-Tregoe<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The proprietary KT Clear Thinking approach allows companies to resolve issues more effectively and efficiently by teaching employees at all levels of a\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/kepner-tregoe.com\/fr\/about\/news\/the-thinking-organization\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Thinking Organization\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The proprietary KT Clear Thinking approach allows companies to resolve issues more effectively and efficiently by teaching employees at all levels of a\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/kepner-tregoe.com\/fr\/about\/news\/the-thinking-organization\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Kepner-Tregoe\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-07-22T10:22:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/kepner-tregoe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/131-e1634760654279.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"410\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kepner-tregoe.com\\\/fr\\\/about\\\/news\\\/the-thinking-organization\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kepner-tregoe.com\\\/fr\\\/about\\\/news\\\/the-thinking-organization\\\/\",\"name\":\"The Thinking Organization - 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