Why is organizational design much more than org charts and who reports to whom?

How can HR guide, facilitate and drive effective an organizational design process?

My guest on this episode is Amy Kates who is organizational design expert and author of five books on the subject.

During our conversation Amy and I discuss:

Why the purpose of organizational design is to design human behavior at scale
Why matrix organizations are set up for good conflict and how best to manage it
The six business problems that leaders seek to solve through organizational design
Why organizational design is not about org charts and who reports to whom
The role that HR leaders should play and not play in the organizational design process.
Advice for HR leaders who are about to start an organizational design project

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[Greatest Hits] “What Works: Organizational Design” with Amy Kates, Organization Design Expert, Consultant, Educator, and Author

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[Greatest Hits] “What Works: Organizational Design” with Amy Kates, Organization Design Expert, Consultant, Educator, and Author