by Kates Kesler | Dec 31, 2019 | Function Design, Function Design, Knowledge Base, Publications
Functional organizations are the mortar that holds the building blocks of a complex organization together. And they are often the source of capabilities that help businesses compete, to innovate, and to deliver complex solutions to customers. The HR function builds...
by Kates Kesler | Dec 5, 2019 | Blog, Design Process, Knowledge Base, Operating and Organization Model
We regularly work with leaders of complex organizations that are making changes to strategy that have organization implications. It is natural for them to want to jump right to organization charts and begin moving boxes and lines. However, we advise our clients to add...
by Kates Kesler | Nov 25, 2019 | Current Topics in Organization Design, Global Design, Knowledge Base, Publications
The path to success for the globally-ambitious business has never been easy. Economic shifts, political protectionism, and infrastructure gaps in emerging markets have been obstacles for decades. These challenges are exacerbated for leaders in the twenty-first century...
by Kates Kesler | Oct 4, 2019 | Activation and Change, Blog, Design Process, Knowledge Base
Our clients typically don’t run in to issues completing the design phase of their organization transformation. At the start of a project, the CEO states the importance of the design work. Teams are motivated by the challenge and the involvement in the process....
by Kates Kesler | Mar 26, 2019 | Adaptable Organizations, Blog, Knowledge Base, Publications, What is Organization Design
Amy Kates, Greg Kesler, and Gillian Pillans teamed up under the Corporate Research Forum to discuss large complex organisations today and mastering the core tension in organisation design – balancing agility and scale. Organisations have always had to make this...
by Kates Kesler | Mar 4, 2019 | Adaptable Organizations, Knowledge Base, Publications, What is Organization Design
Martin Reeves sets out three elements of an adaptive company: flexible strategy approaches, leaders able to fit strategy to context, and smart change methods. We would add three more: 1. Horizons of Work Most companies today have to work at three speeds at the same...
