Navigating Alignment in the “Neutral Zone”
Help employees transition through the neutral zone to a new organization alignment by explaining the hows and whys of the changes.
Implementation & Realization
Organization Transformation: More than Just Communications
Good communication is absolutely essential to achieving success in any organization transformation. But without three additional key elements, communication alone often fails to effect desired change.
The Role of Strategy in Organization Design Decision Making
Leaders need to understand the implications of their strategy so they can continue to make good choices going forward that truly enable their strategy and help their organizations win.
Leave Sequestering for Juries: Avoid the “Secret Society” in Organization Design
You can avoid making costly decisions for your organization by getting clarity in advance as to the intended benefit of an organization design decision and how the it will be measured.
Preparing for Contingencies in Change Management
There are many interesting parallels between leadership in the military and corporate America. While not everything that works for the military is suited to corporate change management, there are certain military ideas and practices that, when adapted to corporate use, can strengthen and enhance a company’s strategic planning and execution.
Business Model Innovation for Relevance and Differentiation
Business model innovation is an essential element of success for today’s organizations. To stay competitive in a rapidly changing market, organizations must continually reinvent themselves. At its core, good business model redesign is about finding a novel way to solve a customer need that hasn’t yet been met fully or
Implied Work in Organization Transformation
If you are familiar with the Cube model of organization design, you know that Work Processes is one of six elements of an organization that must all align with strategy if the organization is to attain its strategic goals successfully (the others being Structure and Governance, Information and Metrics, People
How to Measure and Evaluate Organization Transformation Effectiveness
Organization change is a big and complex undertaking. It is easy to get caught up in the process itself, especially when the transformation takes place over the course of months or years. But ultimately, it’s essential to stay focused on the reason for the change. At some point, the time
Using Agile Ways of Working to Keep Corporate Functions in Alignment
Functions within an organization can often take on an interesting dynamic. While they have immense capacity to influence the customer experience as well as the general welfare of the company, no one chooses to do business with a company based solely on the work or services of a function. Whether
Fine-tune the Linkages in Your Organization Structure
Formal organization structure gets a lot of attention from leaders and organizations, but an often under emphasized aspect of structure is linkages. Linkages are the informal mechanisms or structures that facilitate decision making, resource sharing, and work coordination across organizational boundaries. They are often necessary because the formal structure of