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 | Feb 11, 2019 | Function Design, Function Design, Knowledge Base, Publications
“How are you adding value?” That’s the question Neville Isdell, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Coca-Cola Company, asked the functional leadership of the company in March of 2005. Isdell challenged his corporate leaders to rethink how they were...
by Kates Kesler | Aug 28, 2012 | Function Design, Function Design, Knowledge Base, Publications
Greg Kesler and Amy Kates Jossey-Bass Leading Organization Design, 2011 Functions (including HR, finance, IT, legal, marketing and supply chain) can serve as the mortar that holds the building blocks of a closely related portfolio of businesses together. The HR...
