Research based advice for designing more effective organizations
Last week I posted a survey here on my blog. I have now looked at the results. As you can see from the chart above, most of the items are rated as at least “important” (click on the image to see the file). The biggest disagreement was … [Continue reading]
I am planning to develop new material on how to improve the design of organizations, which I will publish on this blog during the next few weeks. To make sure that I focus on the issues that are most relevant to you, could I ask you to … [Continue reading]
Sometimes, people seem to think about organization design principles as abstract, theoretical concepts with no immediate relevance to how they work. This is unfortunate. The principles may be abstract, but they can have … [Continue reading]
The pictures show the orchestra that my son of 9 years is a member of. As you see, some seats are empty in the first photo – why? Let me tell you the story – and explain why this is related to a key … [Continue reading]
Last week I had the privilege of interviewing Paul Tolchinsky, a veteran in the field, currently affiliated with Performance Development Associates and TRAIN Consulting in Vienna. He is a strong advocate of making organization design processes … [Continue reading]