5 Questions Every Leader Should Ask About Organizational Design

The fundamental task of organization design is, as it always has been, helping a leader move from defining strategy to putting in place an organization that enables the strategy to be executed predictably. An effective organization design model guides a manager in answering five fundamental questions in a thoughtful and well-integrated way.

1. What is the business’s value proposition and it sources of competitive advantage?
2. Which organizational activities directly deliver on that value proposition—and, by contrast, which activities can the company afford to perform in a way equivalent to competition?
3. Which organization structure should we choose, and how do we overcome its inherent downsides?
4. What type of leadership and culture are required to achieve the value proposition?
5. Which organizational practices are required to reinforce the organizational intent?

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