Research based advice for designing more effective organizations
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]
I just returned from Frankfurt where I participated in the first meeting of EODF – a European community of people interested in organisation design. We were a small group of participants from Britain, Germany, Austria, the US, the Netherlands, and … [Continue reading]
I am right now in Frankfurt where a small group of people have gathered to establish a European community of organization design practitioners (modelled on the US Organization Design Forum). We’ll spend two days discussing how to create a community … [Continue reading]
Have you ever noticed how people use metaphors in describing how their organization works? In my experience, managers and employees make extensive use of metaphors in explaining how they perceive their current organization, why they think it should … [Continue reading]
As an organization design consultant, I am sometimes asked by clients how important formal structure is, relative to other factors such as culture or rewards.How strong is the link between structure and business performance?It is of course difficult … [Continue reading]