Organizational design is a step-by-step methodology which identifies dysfunctional aspects of work flow, procedures, structures and systems, realigns them to fit current business realities/goals and then develops plans to implement the new changes. The process focuses on improving both the technical and people side of the business.
ByTED
With a masters certificate in project management, country manager for UPS Mexico/”cross-border trade specialist” Augie Picado, gives us a thorough reality check about what global trade really looks like and how shared production and open borders help us make higher quality products at lower costs. This TED arose out of his need to tackle all the rhetoric…
Welcome to Episode 23 of the Outliers Inn podcast – Business Strategies Topic: Linus, Sheepddog, Rumplestiltskin, Time Bandits, Musk Ox, Dragonfly, Autolycus. Not secret code, and not the usual macho names for military strategies. In fact, these are some of the 80 ‘patterns of strategy’, in the book by the same name from Patrick Hoverstadt and…
The article outlines the steps that companies have to take to achieve outstanding organizational structures and processes in a Chinese context. Part 1 provides an overview of how the changes in the business landscape in China that have taken place in recent years urgently require Western companies to pay more attention to organizational structures and…
Welcome to Episode 19 of the Outliers Inn podcast: Leadership & Organizational Strategy Topic: Join Antlerboy and JP as they speak with Gia Campari about business leadership. Hosts: Joseph Paris & Benjamin Taylor Guest: Gia Campari Click here to listen now!
Those working on operational excellence are typically focused on optimisation, waste elimination, capacity utilization, process redesign and other operational challenges. This focus can lead to a lack of business perspective. How can operational excellence professionals keep the business in mind while making operational improvements? The business model canvas is one widely used tool. By laying…
Confection du Boischaut Nord (CBN) is a small miracle of manufacturing: it is one of the few firms in Indre’s once-buoyant local textiles sector to have withstood the onslaught of foreign competition, first from southern Europe, then North Africa and now Asia. Yet the overtime episode is a telling insight into a France struggling with itself:…
