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Looking to replace your stumbling blocks with building blocks, and become a leader skilled at strategic organizational alignment?

Mastering the Cube helps business leaders and change practitioners develop a shared perspective on organization design and achieve positive business results. Whether you are restructuring, consolidating, merging, acquiring, or experiencing new growth, organizational change need not be insurmountable. This book gives you the guidance you need to become a skilled Alignment Leader®.

Aligning a Multifaceted Organization

Organizations are like Rubik’s Cubes. A leader cannot twist one side of the cube without affecting the others.

By identifying 8 Stumbling Blocks and replacing them with 8 key Building Blocks, Mastering the Cube lays out a comprehensive and definitive approach to engaging leaders in orchestrating complex change and building organizations that work.

8 Stumbling Blocks

  • 01

    Boxology

    Concentrating mostly on redrawing the boxes on the organization chart.

  • 02

    Off-the-Shelf Organizations

    Selecting a new organization structure from a limited set of templates.

  • 03

    The Secret Society

    Limiting the work of organization design to just a few high-level leaders.

  • 04

    Starting with Names

    Aligning an organization to top talent.

  • 05

    "Real" Work

    Hastening through alignment to get on with the real work of leadership.

  • 06

    Grow or Cut

    Believing that organizations cannot increase revenues and reduce expenses at the same time.

  • 07

    The Simplicity Complex

    Offering simplicity to customers without adapting the enterprise accordingly.

  • 08

    One and Done

    Striving for a perfect organization, once and for all.

8 Building Blocks

  • 01

    Align All Systems

    Vetting all facets of the enterprise for their alignment to strategy.

  • 02

    Tailor to Strategy

    Creating a unique, customized organization structure.

  • 03

    Co-Create

    Involving key leaders and experts throughout the organization.

  • 04

    Staffing Follows Structure

    Aligning talent to strategy.

  • 05

    Become an Alignment Leader

    Recognizing that alignment is among the most crucial work done by leaders.

  • 06

    Resource and Reduce

    Using alignment as a tool to accomplish both growth and savings goals.

  • 07

    Absorb Complexity

    Offering simplicity to customers while managing complexity in the enterprise.

  • 08

    Design Fluidly

    Maintaining alignment in a smooth and ceaseless flow.

"Mastering the Cube is a guide organization architects can use to maneuver through the critical steps to produce an organization that works."

Larry C.Executive Vice President, Tyco International

"I not only endorse the concept and principles in this book, I’ve implemented them in my business. No doubt the best practices shared in this book have been a key driver to our company’s success."

Alan BirdPresident & Chief Executive Officer, SCI Marketview

"Mastering the Cube represents a no nonsense and pragmatic approach to the challenges facing so many of our organizations. Filled with compelling examples, this myth buster will help leaders and organization practitioners alike in building a more aligned organization.

Andrew J ChandlerSenior Director, Organization Effectiveness, Gap Inc.

"This is a great step-by-step how-to manual on defining and changing the design of your company. If you're facing such challenges and have only time to read one thing, read this. It is omniscient, efficient and sufficient."

Clayton ChristensenProfessor, Harvard Business School

"A must read for C-Suite execs interested in cutting the fat and preserving the muscle. Mastering the Cube is a blueprint for smart, engaging cost reduction and efficiency no matter the circumstances."

Joe NothwangPresident, Rentals and Leasing, the Americas and Asia, Hertz Corporation

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Mastering The Cube

When all 6 sides of the organization are aligned, we call this “Mastering the Cube.” You can learn more about the proven cube model to Organization Transformation inside our book, Mastering the Cube.

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