our perspective on Organization Design ...

...Design to learn... 

Do key people play power games in your organization, hoarding information or knowledge? Does it take too long for your firm to react to new information? Are you unpleasantly surprised too often? Do you have knowledge in some parts of the organization that ought to be applied more widely? Does it cost too much and take too long to get things done? Are people frustrated and demoralized? 

Organization structure determines how information flows, where knowledge resides, and who has power. But most organization structures focus on power. Executives ignore information and knowledge when designing the organization. Consequently, vital information "falls through the cracks". Knowledge is duplicated or under-utilized. People hoard information. Learning doesn't happen.

Learn to Profit™ considers information, knowledge and power together. Profit improves by aligning information, knowledge and power within the organization. Learn to Profit™ shows how to use return on investment in information and knowledge as an organizational design tool.  It shows where responsiveness is critical. It shows you how to move valuable information quickly to where its value can be best exploited. Instead of being designed around accountability and control, the organization is designed to maximize return on investment in information, knowledge and physical work. Information flow is a fundamental design tool.  

You can create new profits and happier employees by fixing your organization so that the most important information and knowledge are applied where and when they need to be. 

For more information, please contact us.

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