Spans and Layers: A Word of Caution
These three steps can help leaders get the most out of spans and layers adjustments. and make sure a span and layer analysis doesn’t lead to unintended consequences.
Organization Design
Architecting Your Matrix Organization for Marketplace Success
So, you’ve determined that a matrix organization aligns with and will drive your strategic objectives. Now what? How do you design the best matrix organization for you? Setting up a matrix may seem simple—determine where the solid and dotted reporting lines go and send out an email. If our recent … Read more
What is Organizational Alignment & How Can it Support Strategic Goals?
The best organizations are well-oiled machines. Using the cube model as an alignment tool can keep your business running at optimal efficiency and productivity.
Using Linkages for More Efficient Organization Design
Linkages are a key aspect of every organization design that leaders should carefully examine to help their organizations be more successful.
Three “Must-Do’s” to Ensure Successful Organization Design
If you manage organization design efforts as projects that require prioritization, focus and collaboration, you have a greater chance of success, as these factors are within your control as a leader.
Centers of Expertise and Shared Services: More Gray Than Black and White
There is no one-size-fits-all template for shared services models and centers of expertise. To implement successfully, these organizational constructs need to be designed to fit within the context of each organization’s unique structure, needs, and goals.
5 Tips to Optimize Business Outcomes During COVID-19
Organizations cannot afford to put strategic initiatives on hold. Use this time to focus on ensuring that your company emerges on the other side of the current crisis in a better position for the future.
Hope Is Not a Strategy
While you can have confidence in any plan, it is not wise to implement your strategy without thorough analysis and planning.
Organization Design Is More Than an Answer
Three primary elements that must be addressed for an organization redesign: the blueprint; aligned thinking; and executing in the redesigned organization.
Five Reasons Organization Redesigns Fail to Deliver
The reasons for redesign failure can be organizational or behavioral. Here’s five of the most common reasons a redesign fails to deliver its expected results.