Why Is Organizational Structure so Sexy and what to Do about it?
Organizational leaders are proud of being able to structure organizations right. After all, moving boxes around is easy and textbooks are full of relevant hints. This is why restructuring companies is considered by executives to be the solution to any kind of problems, even the most trivial ones. And opportunities for restructuring are found anywhere. A manager left the company… what a nice opportunity for restructuring it. The figures do not seem right, another nice opportunity! And quite often restructuring is almost always a synonym to downsizing… another nice opportunity for cost reduction! But there is a trap… Organizational structure is like the drive train of a car. It represents the architecture of the organization. It is the way that the energy of the organization is channeled so that results be produced. This probably explains why touching the structure makes organizational leaders feel strong. By doing so they feel in control. And it seems to be easy! Management te...