December 17, 2019 | Article
“The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence—it is to act with yesterday’s logic.”
Peter Drucker, management expert and author
Why do organizations redesign themselves? To remain relevant as technology and the world around them changes, to grow or reach new markets, and to meet shifting customer needs and preferences. These disruptive forces are making existing designs obsolete. As a result, organization design is growing in importance. Companies that have the most successful transformations set up formal design and change management teams, make sure leaders are prepared to lead through change, organize the change strategy around a mission and goals, and determine which work will still need to be done by humans and which can be automated.
When 139 practitioners and experts met to discuss organization design, we took notes. Here are the highlights:
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