Research based advice for designing more effective organizations
I recently completed a project where I had to come up with a process for quickly grouping people into different units. The client was an NGO, and I assisted an internal working group in developing a new organizational model for the head … [Continue reading]
There are quotes that summarize a lot of organizational design wisdom in a single sentence. In the document posted below, I include six quotes that I particularly like and briefly explain how I interpret each of them. Let me know what you … [Continue reading]
Most of the clients I work with are concerned about finding the best possible organizational model, given the particular strategic goals they pursue and the constraints they face. Yet some also mention to me that they believe reorganizing the firm … [Continue reading]
Image used with permission courtesy of Many Cornet, www.bonkersworld.net At a conference last week in Oslo, I attended a session where we discussed the state of academic research on organization design. An interesting talk was delivered by Professor … [Continue reading]
Purely top-down decision processes are becoming less common. The leader is still responsible for making the final decision (as he/she should be) when it comes to organizational re-designs. But most leaders realize that organization design decisions … [Continue reading]