added by Mo Shafieeha · updated 2y ago
Getting organizational redesign right
- If you concentrate on org structure alone, you can fix whole class problems by tweaking the culture or changing the incentive system. Every solution to an organizational design problem requires restructuring. There will always be problems in a newly formed organization, just because you haven't discovered or experienced them yet, but that's the big... See more
from Org Structure Isn’t Everything in Org Design by Cedric Chin
Mo Shafieeha added
- It makes sense to him to look at organizational design from a more practical perspective by referring to it as 'searching for form-context fit.' You can make small changes to your team or observe how changes percolate throughout the entire company. You just have to watch, try things out, and then reflect on what happens if you want to learn how to ... See more
from Org Structure Isn’t Everything in Org Design by Cedric Chin
Mo Shafieeha added
The First 90 Days, Updated and Expanded: Proven Strategies for Getting Up to Speed Faster and Smarter
- It probably gives you an idea of context discovery when doing organization design in a large corporation. To understand what might need to change and why Microsoft's CEO Steve Sinofsky had to go through 'three months of 100 meetings. Windows leadership had to balance incentives with the structure for the organizational change to be successful. Sino... See more
from Org Structure Isn’t Everything in Org Design by Cedric Chin
Mo Shafieeha added
- It has been cited that Apple's unusual organizational structure has enabled it to innovate over the years. Organization design is taught through the lens of organizational structure in most MBA programs. For decades, there has been a recurring debate over functional vs unit organizations. A company's organizational structure is one of the most legi... See more
from Org Structure Isn’t Everything in Org Design by Cedric Chin
Mo Shafieeha added