Strategies for Organization Design - Using the Peopletecture Model to Improve Collaboration and Performance

Informationen zum Autor TIFFANY MCDOWELL, PHD, is a Principal at Ernst and Young, LLP. She has advised dozens of Fortune 500 CXOs on the topic of organization design, has published in academic journals and on innovations in the field of organizational design, and has taught the subject at multiple universities over the years. Tiffany is uniquely positioned to be the authority on this topic, having built one of the largest and most successful organization design practices in the world by bringing scientifically proven ideas together with a long and successful consulting career. She completed her BA in Psychology at the University of British Columbia, her MBA at Simon Fraser University and her PhD in Industrial Psychology at the California School of Professional Psychology. Klappentext Design better organizations with humans at the centerIn 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 collaborationA groundbreaking, yet accessible new approach to building an exciting, innovative, and future-proofed organization, Strategies for Organization Design deserves a place in the hands of managers, executives, and other business leaders--as well as the consultants and specialists who serve them and their companies--who are looking for hands-on solutions twenty-first century business challenges. Zusammenfassung Design better organizations with humans at the centerIn 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 collaborationA groundbreaking, yet accessible new approach to building an exciting, innovative, and future-proofed organization, Strategies for Organization Design deserves a place in the hands of managers, executives, and other business leaders--as well as the consultants and specialists who serve them and their companies--who are looking for hands-on solutions twenty-first century business challenges. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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 Sta...

List 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

Product details

• Authors: , Mcdowell, T Mcdowell, Tiffany McDowell, Tiffany (University of British Columbia Mcdowell
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2023
• EAN: 9781394170968
• ISBN: 978-1-394-17096-8
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; Organisationsentwicklung, Organisationsstruktur, Business & management, Organisation (Betriebswirtsch.), Organizational Development, Wirtschaft u. Management