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Organization design trends - what is the right model for you?

Organization Design Trends: What is the Right Model for You?

Traditional organization design methods don’t always move fast enough to keep up with the pace of change with which businesses must cope.  More and more leaders are seeking innovative organization design approaches and solutions to address new and compelling marketplace trends.  They are asking themselves: “How valid are these trends, and how might I leverage them to best advantage in

Organizational Design

Organizational Design for the Real World

Precision in language and clarity of thought go hand in hand. A few months back I was speaking with a leader about some work we were planning for his organization, and he said, “what I really see when we’re done is some kind of hybrid design.” While this appears to be a perfectly reasonable statement, it reflects a certain popular

Organization Design

How to Develop a Continuous Success Approach to Organization Design

In the organization design field, we often use the phrase, “Organizations are perfectly designed to get the results they’re getting.” In other words, if you want different results you have to change some aspect of your organization design. This principle has led to some big trends in the marketplace that are radically transforming the way organizations do work, and the

Agile Organization Design

How Do You Use Agile Principles in Organization Design?

An Agile organization is one where leaders have thoughtfully embedded Agile principles into the ways the organization works. The benefits of Agile can be significant, and organizations are exploring how to change traditional ways of working (e.g., project management, life cycle management, etc.) into Agile ways of working (e.g., Scrum, kaizen, etc.). Agile organizations also adopt beneficial cultural dimensions like

Organization Design Capability

Developing Organization Design Capability in Alignment Leaders® (Part 2)

In Part 1 of this article, we discussed the process of building organization design capability in change partners. Now, let’s examine the role of the Alignment Leader® in organization design, and learn how to assist an Alignment Leader in building organization design capability. Why Alignment Leaders Need Organization Design Skills To remain viable, an organization must change in ways that

Organization Design Capability Change Partner

Developing Organization Design Capability in Change Partners (Part 1)

These four questions can provide a guideline to help ensure change partners have the organization design capability necessary to implement successful change.

Is Inaction Undermining Your Organization Transformation?

Throughout the process of organization transformation, leaders often reach points where they must decide when (or whether) to step in and take action, versus sitting back and allowing a situation to play itself out. There are times when the wisest course of action is inaction. However, in many cases inaction can prove to be a costly choice. Failure to act

Change Management

Redefining Change Management

Traditionally, much of the activity involved in change management has revolved around the art of communication and persuasion. To effectively create change in an organization, it is imperative to anticipate the reactions of stakeholders to a proposed change, and effectively communicate with them in such a way that they willingly buy into and accept the change. But as critically important

Organizational design professionals can adjust when virtual work environments fail

When Virtual Work Environments Fail—and How to Leverage Them for Success

Working virtually is no longer the wave of the future. Readily available technology has made virtual work environments ever more prevalent, both within and between organizations. Virtual, networked organizations offer many advantages. For instance, holding a meeting on Zoom is cheaper, more convenient, and has a lower environmental impact than flying people in to meet face to face. Being able

Organization Design

Cultivating a Digital Mindset in Your Organization

Digitization has become a must for organizations that want to stay relevant in today’s marketplace. Digitizing streamlines many of the day-to-day operations of a business, allowing it to offer seamless delivery of value both internally and externally with customers. To digitize an organization is simple in concept, but that simplicity can be deceptive. In reality, digitization is like any other