In the last four blogs of this Design-OV sub-series, we have discussed in reasonable detail the drivers of organizational design. The generational influence, strategy, process, and people all have to be considered in tandem when dealing with OD design matters…. Read More ›
Month: October 2017
Demystifying organizational design – people (3)
The third and last primary factor influencing organizational design is ‘people.’ Many of you will ask what people have to do with designing an organization structure. After all, people usually come to organizations as workers and have no choice but… Read More ›
Demystifying organizational design – process (2)
Last week’s blog ended with the question: What else influences the design of organizational structure? Well, we now delve into the second element that affects the architecture of organizations – process. What is a process? A series of activities undertaken… Read More ›
Challenging traditional organisational structure design – strategy (1)
This blog is the first of three that discuss the fundamentals of designing a useful organisation structure. The focus this week is Strategy and how it influences design. Organisation structure design is more-than plotting an organisation structure. If design were… Read More ›
Is your organisation’s structure now a generational affair?
Those of you that want a gander at what has gone wrong at companies today should take a keen interest in this organisational Design (architecture) organisational-Vital (OV) series. OD traditionalists will tell you that to design a viable structure for… Read More ›