Executing a (new) strategy means two things. You have to build new capability required for the strategy. And the organization has to change from the old capability to the new. Capability building and change. Simple enough, and easy to say. So why do most strategy executions fail?
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How Organization Agility Produces Sustained Performance: Bringing Coherence to Diverse Conceptual Perspectives (Download)
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Why and how organizations change – especially in competitive and dynamic environments – are central questions in organization theory and strategic management. Organization agility (OA) has emerged as a construct to describe the way organizations adapt quickly to continuous disruption and change, and theories explaining how OA works and produces performance outcomes have proliferated.
WEBINAR: Paying the Price: Pitfalls of Misaligned Compensation in Organization Design
with Beth Gunderson and Anne Soash
In this webinar, we’ll explore the crucial intersections between organizational design, compensation frameworks, and the intended and unintended outcomes they shape. We’ll discuss a case study on incentives gone wrong, highlighting the legal and ethical pitfalls of misaligned pay plans.
Systems diagnosis tools and techniques
Originally posted in LinkedIn: Part One | Part Two Systems diagnosis tools and techniques – Part One Systems diagnoses and solutions are both the answer to a lot of what is wrong with corporate performance – and a source of the problem at the same time. Most issues...
Strategy Bites Back: Strategic HR May Win Out in Culture War
Over the years, data has supported the notion that culture eats strategy for breakfast. But then subsequent studies suggest that strategy is more important — it eats culture. This year is an interesting mix.
by Theresa M. Welbourne
The Intersection of HR Business Partnering, Analytics and OD
The Intersection of HR Business Partnering, Analytics and OD
with Alec Levenson and Maura Stevenson
How to Do Relevant Research – Part 3
with Dr Philip H. Mirvis and Dr. Susan Albers Mohrman
How to Do Relevant Research – Part 2
with Dr Susan Albers Mohrman, Prof Christopher G. Worley and Prof John Boudreau
How to Do Relevant Research – Part 1
with Dr. Philip Mirvis (Babson), Dr. Susan Mohrman (USC), and Professor Christoper Worley (Pepperdine)
Seeing Around Corners: Emerging Trends Disrupting Organization Design
Seeing Around Corners: Emerging Trends Disrupting Organization Design
with Beth Gunderson and Sarah Sonnenfeld
Integrating Analytics and OD for Deeper Impact Webinar
Integrating Analytics and OD for Deeper Impact Webinar
with Alec Levenson and Maura Stevenson
From Agility by Necessity to Agility by Design: Learning from the COVID-19 Crisis
From Agility by Necessity to Agility by Design: Learning from the COVID-19 Crisis
with Chris Worley, Beth Gunderson and Sue Mohrman