In this column, I have argued that the conventional practice and theory of change management could itself benefit from some overhaul. In this post, I will zoom out, summarizing nine key propositions ...

Organizational theory is the study of the structures of organizations. Four major theories contribute to this study – classical organizational theory, human relations or neo-classical theory, ...

Henry Mintzberg is a Canadian management theorist who focused on what managers actually do at work. He described 10 everyday roles that managers play, grouped into three types: working with people ...

As a business owner, you have multiple structural choices for your company. These choices are made easier by the number of organizational design principle examples from successful companies that you ...

Nadler, D., and Michael Tushman. "The Organization of the Future: Principles of Design for the 21st Century." Organizational Dynamics 28, no. 1 (Summer 1999): 45–60.

At Slack, every one of our processes and features has been designed with the primary goal of making Slack a workplace tool that feels human. We see ourselves as our users’ hosts, and we want them to ...

Reducing headcount is a sensitive topic. Nobody wants to do it, but sometimes business situations demand it. Perhaps a company has lost a significant customer and there is no sight of future work to ...

Poor organization design and lack of focus on job roles are among the biggest causes of recruiting, retention, and wellbeing problems in business leaders today Only 11% of companies have clear ...