Whether small or large, each company must consider the way in which its organization is designed and structured. To operate effectively and efficiently, a company needs a formal system of ...

Which Type of Organizational Structure Gives the Least Amount of Authority to Project Managers?. Project managers must have an excellent grasp of organizational structure. The effectiveness of a ...

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 ...

There was a time, not so long ago, when cynical corporate veterans tended to look upon organization design efforts with tired skepticism. Especially efforts involving bean-bag chairs and visions of ...

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 ...

Anyone who’s celebrated a significant work anniversary knows just how a company can change over the years—who has a seat at the table, what customers expect, the most coveted skills. But there’s just ...

Sometimes epiphanies come by email—or, in this case, three emails. It was Saturday at 5:17 a.m., and Joanna was already at her laptop. As the new CEO of the fictional Seabright Publishing Company, ...

The first 100 days are usually the honeymoon period for any new CEO to make their mark and get others on board. However, for Airbus CEO Christian Streiff, it was just a brief window before his abrupt ...