Research based advice for designing more effective organizations
Example of social network mapping from client project*. As I discussed in my last post, we need to understand the current organization before we can design a new one. And we can’t rely on the existing organization chart for this. We certainly … [Continue reading]
You need to understand how the current organization works - before you can design a new one. As professor Ron Sanchez of the Copenhagen Business School puts it: “You can’t improve something that you can’t describe” . So we need to describe the … [Continue reading]
We all know that we need the support of key stakeholders in a change process. And this is absolutely critical if we are talking about potential changes with regards to roles and reporting relationships. A key stakeholder may ignore our proposal … [Continue reading]
How much “structure” do you need in an organization? This is one of the eternal debates in the field of management & organization. Unfortunately, the debate is often based on ideology and personal preferences. One example is the movement that … [Continue reading]
A seemingly small change in the formal structure of an organization may greatly simplify – or complicate – the way we work. The problem is that when we move boxes on the organization chart, we don’t easily see how a formal regrouping will … [Continue reading]