Boardmember Blog: Jay Galbraith and ODF, a memory and tribute
Jay Galbraith and ODF, a memory and tribute I always look forward to the Organization Design Forum (ODF) Conference, but this year I am particularly anticipating being in my professional home. We have...
View ArticleBoardmember Blog: Org Design and Agile Software. . .sufficiently aware of...
Organization Design and Agile Software. . . At the ODF 2013 conference in Denver, Evan Leonard and I presented a session introducing the philosophy, principles and practices underlying Agile software...
View ArticleBoardmember Blog: Think Small for Big Change
Think Small for Big Change Org Designers know that big change programs are usually less effective than many small, self-organizing actions for producing significant and sustained change (just think of...
View ArticleBoardmember Blog: Equifinality
Have you ever come across a concept that immediately puts ideas you may have been struggling with into complete perspective, so much so that your entire body breathes a sigh of relief? This happened to...
View ArticleBoardmember Blog: Get the Balance Right
Get the Balance Right “It’s more important to get a quality solution than making sure everyone is aligned around it.” A senior leader I work with said this to me recently as we discussed a major...
View ArticleAre You A New Leader? Four “Must Do’s” To Thrive! by Bill Zybach
Are you initiating a new design project, starting a new team, leading a department or organization? My favorite book for new leaders is “Lost in Transition: How Business Leaders Can Successfully Take...
View ArticleOne Direction, Multiple Directions? Does it matter?
This is a new beginning for ODF, our new website, consistent, clearer, and cleaner. This new start focused my attention on the question of where are we in the Organization Design world? In the four...
View ArticleDesigning for creative tension . . .
Designing for creative tension . . . What constitutes healthy, creative tension in an organization? I’ve been pondering this question for some time not really understanding what the question was really...
View Article. . . assumptions about organization structure and hierarchy did not...
A previous LinkedIn post by fellow ODF Board member, Stuart Wigham, about challenging one’s own perspective, got me thinking. As Stuart noted, “Perspective is everything, being away from your home...
View ArticleTemporary emergent organizations meeting contemporary challenges
This month we share a blog written by a community member of the European ODF, Barry Camson At the recent European Design Forum Conference (EODF) in Milan Elvira Kalmar and I offered a joint...
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