Implement Organizational Design
Enable HR and organizational leaders to effectively launch and manage transformational organizational design.
- Many organizations are undergoing organizational redesigns to stay agile in today’s changing business environment. However, given the complexity of this work, it is no surprise that success rates are low.
- More than a third of large organizations are undergoing transformations at any given time. Yet only 12% of transformations meet or exceed expectations (Bain & Company, 2023).
- Role changes or job uncertainty during implementation decreases employee efficiency and output. Employees might leave the organization if they feel their future is uncertain or are unhappy with the implemented changes.
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Critical Insight
Effective organizational design implementation requires thorough preparation, a clear roadmap, and a detailed change action plan. Prioritizing change management and change leadership, along with continuous evaluation and optimization of the new design, drives organizational performance and sustains long-term success.
Impact and Result
- An implementation approach tailored to organizational needs that engages teams early to build commitment and ownership.
- A structured change action plan with clear communication strategies to manage expectations and guide the transformation effectively.
- Long-term optimization of the implemented design by promoting change resilience, prioritizing post-implementation sustainment activities, and continuously improving alignment with organizational strategy.
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What Is a Blueprint?
A blueprint is designed to be a roadmap, containing a methodology and the tools and templates you need to solve your HR problems.
Each blueprint can be accompanied by a Guided Implementation that provides you access to our world-class analysts to help you get through the project.
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Guided Implementation 1: Prepare for design implementation
- Call 1: Confirm the operating model and organizational structure outlined in the design are still aligned with the organizational strategy.
- Call 2: Assess the level of change readiness across the organization and discuss the needs and expectations of key players.
Guided Implementation 2: Create an implementation roadmap
- Call 1: Outline high-level implementation milestones and select metrics to measure success.
- Call 2: Define the core message for the design to support change communications and strengthen alignment.
Guided Implementation 3: Develop a change action plan
- Call 1: Prioritize required changes to move from current state to new design.
- Call 2: Define actions and action owners to support the implementation of people, process, and technology changes.
- Call 3: Review change communications and prepare to address reactions to the changes.
Guided Implementation 4: Implement the design
- Call 1: Confirm resources to support the implementation team and leaders navigating discussions about the design changes.
Guided Implementation 5: Evaluate and optimize the design
- Call 1: Discuss approach to evaluating the effectiveness of the design.
- Call 2: Analyze feedback from key players and employees and discuss change sustainment activities.
Contributors
- Adam Hickman, Vice President, Org and Employee Development, Partners Federal Credit Union, a sponsor of The Walt Disney Company
- Julie Cincotta, Principal, CLA Organizational Solutions
- Nicole Brauckmann, Founder, Coaching Change Consulting Brauckmann – Associate with Still Moving Consultancy
- Selina Sites, Culture & Belonging Manager, Partners Federal Credit Union
- Tim Erickson, Sr Learning and Development Partner, Partners Federal Credit Union
- 2 Anonymous Contributors
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