One of the biggest mistakes that leaders make in the organization design process is to start with their direct report structure and then assign work units to them based on the perceived strengths of the people on the leadership team. This is classic “designing around people” and yields designs that lack logic and have to be redone when there is a c

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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

When shaping an organization in practice, your work decomposes into manipulating three levers: structure, incentives, and culture. Organization designers know they must consider the interplay between all three elements. For example, companies organized into business units tend to have different cultures at the unit level, but strong company culture... See more