In addition to having the right organizational design and accountability and authority frameworks in place, modern organizations need a system for ensuring the right people are in the right positions. While avoiding the “Peter Principle” is an important objective,...
Most writing on organizational theory looks at organization design as a form of high level “art”. Should the right design take into account the organization’s functions? Does it reflect products and services, or perhaps a divisional alignment? Or should it follow a...
Research consistently shows that organizations with high interdependence, where work in one part of the organization depends on output from another, have higher role conflict. This can lead to situations where managers from one department come into conflict with those...
In almost every organization, there’s a common theme: communication is less than stellar. That means people are not getting the information they need to make the best decisions regarding the work they need to do. Unfortunately, without the right system in place,...
When it comes to organizations and management, conventional wisdom says that the CEO is the leader and therefore, gets to engage in all the exciting, high profile activities, leaving managers to execute strategy and ensure things are done right. This view is wrong....
Most people would agree that the buck stops with the CEO. There’s no question modern CEOs face pressure in their work; as the most senior position, they’re held accountable by a Board of Directors or an owner for delivering results. In modern organizations, however,...
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