Yet another organizational design trap is not identifying the strategy before embarking on the design journey. Many organizations lack a true strategy and instead have a collection of goals and objectives. Without a clear strategy, organizational design becomes fragmented and disconnected. Leaders need to design a strategy that is adaptable to the changing world, and we, as practitioners, should design organizations capable of executing that strategy.Chapters00:00 Introduction00:46 Designing Around People01:21 Lack of Clarity on Strategy04:38 Political Nature of Strategy07:47 Disconnect between Strategy and Org Design08:08 Articulating the Strategy09:05 Continuous Change and Adaptability13:03 Clarifying Language and Strategy14:32 Takeaways15:27 Conclusion

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