Yet another organizational design trap is not identifying the strategy before embarking on the design journey. Many organizations lack a true strategy and instead have a collection of goals and objectives. Without a clear strategy, organizational design becomes fragmented and disconnected. Leaders need to design a strategy that is adaptable to the changing world, and we, as practitioners, should design organizations capable of executing that strategy.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:46 Designing Around People
01:21 Lack of Clarity on Strategy
04:38 Political Nature of Strategy
07:47 Disconnect between Strategy and Org Design
08:08 Articulating the Strategy
09:05 Continuous Change and Adaptability
13:03 Clarifying Language and Strategy
14:32 Takeaways
15:27 Conclusion
