Decreasing the Chaos After an Organizational Restructure
A global publishing company restructured its enterprises in an effort to better connect with local markets. Previously, each product lineRead More ➜
The Great Restructuring Hoax: Don’t Fall for this Scam One More Time
Organizations spend a million dollars or more restructuring only to find they need to do it again in two orRead More ➜
Why Classic Organizational Design Fails to Support a Culture of Innovation
In 2004, the Joint Special Operations Task Force—a collection of the best special operations units in the world—found itself consistentlyRead More ➜
5 Signs That Restructuring Isn’t Right for You
Your company wants to improve overall effectiveness. What company wouldn’t? Conventional wisdom—or, more precisely, methodology that hasn’t been updated inRead More ➜
Restructuring Won’t Lead to Organizational Effectiveness
When an organization is looking to improve organizational effectiveness, they pick up the phone and call a big consulting firm,Read More ➜
Now What? Taming the Chaos of an Organizational Restructure
Now that you’ve rolled out the new organizational structure, you can breathe a sigh of relief, right? After all, theRead More ➜
The Aftermath of Restructuring: Most Helpful Leadership Training Workshops
Living through a restructure is a common enough occurrence these days but being common doesn’t reflect how unsettling and disruptingRead More ➜
Breaking News: OD Director Driven Mad by Restructuring!
Sandy Trume, the Director of Organizational Development at ABC Inc. was taken away in a straight jacket from corporate headquartersRead More ➜
Working With Complexity: Harder Than Good Barbecue
There’s a barbecue joint near my house. The barbecue is fantastic and the business is hugely successful. People line upRead More ➜
After a Restructure: How to Develop Change Agents
Restructuring is tough, even when the need for it is widely acknowledged and supported across the organization. More often though, change is receivedRead More ➜
Restructuring Fatigue? The Cure is in Going Horizontal
Restructuring is painful and often ineffective, yet organizations keep restructuring every few years. The reason this keeps happening is becauseRead More ➜
Focus on the Horizontal Dimension
We’re accustomed to looking at organizations as vertical structures with “org” charts and reporting relationships, so it’s no wonder thatRead More ➜