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Corporate Strategy and Organisational Redesign: Decisions Around Strengths and Weaknesses
Corporate Strategy and Organisational Redesign: Decisions Around Strengths and Weaknesses
When strategic decisions are made within an organisation, then the people are, almost by definition, affected in some way. Whilst traditional approaches to strategy often put people low down on the scale of importance, the effect that this can have indicates that the impact on people should be considered as an integral part of strategising. Within strategy, there are a number of decisions that are made and a way of understanding the impact on people is to examine these decisions one by one.
with people with whom they find difficult to work. Whatever happens, when teams changes, they go through the establishing routine of 'Form, Storm, Norm, Perform' as they meet, argue over roles, agree ways of working and eventually settle into a workable routine of activity and relationships.
When the company moves, the people who will not move includes experts who can easily find another job, taking their expertise with them. Older people with a deep understanding of the corporate culture and customers may also prefer not to uproot. These are people whose tacit knowledge is often subtly important and whose loss will be keenly felt.
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Author: David Straker
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