Don’t restructure: reconfigure
- Work & Organisational Design
- Published on 25 Jun 2012
- Terry Meyer
As a consultant I often get asked to review an organisation's structure. The structure is seldom the reason that an organisation or department is not performing and it follows that, on its own, restructuring is rarely a solution to the problem. Furthermore, in many organisations, continuing rounds of restructuring to improve efficiencies results in change "fatigue" and there is a limit to the benefits that can be realised over time.
The future of work and so what?
- Work & Organisational Design
- Published on 25 Jun 2012
- Terry Meyer
Every so often the world experiences a new "disruptive technology". A disruptive technology is one which results in a change in the very fabric of society and the economy. Examples include electricity, the telephone, the internal combustion engine and the internet, to name a few. Connectivity, and in particular social media, is one of those disruptive technologies that continues to unfold.
What to do about service departments: a case study
- Work & Organisational Design
- Published on 25 Jun 2012
- Terry Meyer
*Financial Holdings is a medium-sized financial services company in a relatively small African country. It was a very successful local and largely family-owned business and comprised a successful local bank, as well as various other financial services businesses. Following a landmark strategy workshop, the holding company began to look for offshore opportunities in other African countries.
Leading in times of uncertainty
- Work & Organisational Design
- Published on 25 Jun 2012
- Terry Meyer
This article explores the conclusions from two recently released pieces of research on the subject of leadership as well as a thought-leadership video clip. The first article is the 2012 IBM CEO Survey published by the IBM Institute for Business Value( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ), entitled ‘Leading through Connections’. The survey follows interviews with 1700 CEOs from around the world.
