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The Siren Call of the Reorg

18 March, 2019 by James Lawther 1 Comment

The perfect organisation There are a hundred and one ways you can structure your organisation: You can have a flat structure You can have a tall structure You can have an inverted structure It could be network driven It could be geographically driven It could be project driven Power can be devolved to the regions […]

Filed Under: Blog, Employee Engagement Tagged With: reorganisation, silo management, systems thinking, tampering, wasted intellect

The Simple Restructuring Rule

19 July, 2013 by James Lawther 4 Comments

Shark or Dolphin

There are two big predators in the sea Sharks and Dolphins They came from very different starting points: A shark is a fish A dolphin is a mammal A shark has gills A dolphin has lungs A shark is cold-blooded A dolphin is warm-blooded A shark lays eggs A dolphin has live young Biologically they […]

Filed Under: Blog, Process Improvement Tagged With: continuous improvement, organisation, reorganisation, silo management

Rearranging the Deck Chairs

23 February, 2013 by James Lawther 4 Comments

Iceberg

There is an old adage that form follows function. In his book “The Leader’s Handbook: Making Things Happen, Getting Things Done” (which is great and you should buy it) Peter Scholtes builds on that idea.  He shows how the different parts of an organisation interact, one level following and supporting the next: One level follows […]

Filed Under: Blog, Process Improvement Tagged With: reorganisation, systems thinking

Gordon Ramsay, Darcey Bussell and Your Next Re-Org

19 February, 2013 by James Lawther 7 Comments

When we are faced with a problem, maybe a new competitor, a cost challenge, a product launch or simply a new job, we marshal our forces to deal with it. We reform our departments Shuffle our management teams Hire the right talent Politely ask those who aren’t performing to the standard we expect to leave. […]

Filed Under: Blog, Employee Engagement Tagged With: form follows function, redundancy, reorganisation, tampering, teamwork, trust, video, wasted intellect

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