Description
Book SynopsisDesign better organizations with humans at the center
In Strategies for Organization Design: Using the Peopletecture Model to Improve Collaboration and Performance, EY's People Advisory Principal, Dr. Tiffany McDowell, delivers an insightful exploration of organization design. Dr. McDowell combines expertise in both applied management and psychology to solve stubborn company challenges with practical solutions. Readers will have the opportunity to apply these solutions immediately to create positive impact, deal with rapid change, and consistently innovate at scale.
In the book, you'll learn to:
- Accelerate organizational transformation in a data-driven and evidence-based way
- Make your organization's work mean and matter more to the people doing it
- Use insights drawn from network science, human motivation, behavioral economics, and organization theory to drive meaningful collaboration
A groundbreaking, yet accessible new appr
Table of Contents
Preface ix
Chapter 1 Right Intentions, Wrong Focus 1
Chapter 2 Solving the Right Problem 9
Chapter 3 The Peopletecture Model 19
Chapter 4 Hierarchy 25
Chapter 5 Networks 37
Chapter 6 Hierarchy Versus Networks 59
Chapter 7 Measurement 65
Chapter 8 Membership 83
Chapter 9 Responsibility 97
Chapter 10 Teaming 111
Chapter 11 Purpose and Utility 121
Chapter 12 Peopletecture for Individuals and Managers 139
Chapter 13 Where Should You Start? 149
Chapter 14 Conclusion: What’s Next? 157
Appendix 169
References 179
Bibliography 193
About the Author 205
Acknowledgments 207
Index 209
