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A word of caution when adjusting spans and layers.

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.

Matrix Organization

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

What is Organizational Alignment?

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.

Linkages are used for more efficient organization design

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.

Leader uses three must do's to achieve successful organization design

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.

Shared services and centers of expertise are more gray than black and white

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.

Working virtually to optimize business outcomes during COVID-19

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.

Change management leaders know that hope is not a strategy

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.

Redesign Failure

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.