November 11-12, the European Organisation Design Forum will hold its inaugural meeting in Frankfurt. The main purpose of the meeting will be to … [Read more...]
Balancing the hard and the soft elements: Podcast interview with Patricia Cichocki & Christine Irwin
Patricia Cichocki & Christine Irwin both started out as practitioners planning and implementing changes in large organizations and then returned … [Read more...]
Why are there no laboratories in business schools?
When I was a doctoral student at Oxford University, I lived in a college together with graduate students in many other fields, including the natural … [Read more...]
Why you should focus on roles rather than individuals in organization design (Part 3)
In my two last blog posts I discussed the difference between individuals and roles. I decided to focus on this issue as it in many ways is the … [Read more...]
Why you should focus on roles rather than individuals when designing an organization (Part 2)
Separating individuals from the roles they hold is an important, but also difficult, and at times delicate challenge. Unfortunately, I have … [Read more...]