Six Key Questions Organizational Strategists Ask

Organizational strategy is the discipline and expertise that converts strategic intent into organizational capability, commitment and performance.

Accomplished organizational strategists ask these key questions:

1. How should we best structure and organize to be able to deliver strategy?
2. What capabilities do we need to improve upon or to add in order to deliver strategy?
3. How do we build a high performance/high commitment workforce good enough to deliver strategy?
4. How do we create an operating environment suitable to deliver strategy?
5. How do we sharpen our competitive edge and best leverage our capabilities to deliver differentiated value?
6. How do we assure synergy of operation and action?

There are no straightforward answers. But these are vital questions to debate and ultimately answer in order to develop an organization capable of delivering strategy. The organizational strategy process is illustrated in the graphic that follows and the articles will take you deeper into the topic.

A Model for Organizational Strategy

Why organizational strategy matters. Top performing companies successfully leverage their organization more effectively than rivals and derive over 64% more profit per employee than next-tier performers. Few companies though look at their organization as strategically and holistically as they might - which is surprising considering the extent to which organization capabilities and performance drive business value today. Read more…

So what is organizational strategy anyway? Effective organizational strategy enables a company to develop an organization capable of delivering its strategy. Simply put, organizational strategy is a clear definition of how the organization needs to change – over time - in order to be able to deliver the strategy of the enterprise and an actionable plan of how to make the transformation. This requires both the thinking and analysis to compare current state to desired state and define the gap, and the execution capabilities to make the requisite changes happen. Read more…

Implementing effective organizational strategy. Despite the challenges of the current economy, taking the long view has never been so vital for business leaders; tomorrow’s competitive advantage will only be achieved and sustained if your organization is good enough; effective organizational strategy provides the framework and the means to build the requisite organizational capabilities. Read more...

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