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Team self-m... [Read full article...](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/12/30/why-the-future-of-work-will-start-with-autonomous-teams) [![](https://managementkits.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Management-Kits%20Managerial%20Hierarchy%20Blog-1.png)](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/12/23/the-difficult-quest-to-replace-managerial-hierarchy) ## [Why managerial hierarchy is here to stay](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/12/23/the-difficult-quest-to-replace-managerial-hierarchy) One of the main reasons that management hierarchies still dominate the design of the modern workplac... [Read full article...](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/12/23/the-difficult-quest-to-replace-managerial-hierarchy) [![](https://managementkits.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Management-Kits_From-organic-designs-to-formal-structure-org-chart-2.png)](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/12/19/dont-mix-up-org-hierarchy-and-structure) ## [Don't mix up organizational hierarchy and structure](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/12/19/dont-mix-up-org-hierarchy-and-structure) A formal organizational structure and the organizational hierarchy are not the same thing. Separatin... [Read full article...](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/12/19/dont-mix-up-org-hierarchy-and-structure) [![](https://managementkits.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Management-Kits_Peak-change-vs-continuous-adaptation-2.png)](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/12/18/two-patterns-of-change) ## [What is your pattern for organizational change management?](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/12/18/two-patterns-of-change) Organizations that seek to stay viable for the long term must build and retain their capability for ... [Read full article...](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/12/18/two-patterns-of-change) [![](https://managementkits.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Management-Kits_Toolbox-for-new-forms-of-organizing-1.png)](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/12/15/towards-a-toolbox-for-new-forms-of-organizing) ## [Towards a canvas for the agile organization](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/12/15/towards-a-toolbox-for-new-forms-of-organizing) How do you build an agile organization, meaning an adaptable organizational structure based on incre... [Read full article...](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/12/15/towards-a-toolbox-for-new-forms-of-organizing) [![](https://managementkits.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Management-Kits_New-Organizational-Forms-2.png)](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/12/10/why-do-companies-engage-in-new-organizational-forms) ## [Why do companies engage in new forms of organizing?](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/12/10/why-do-companies-engage-in-new-organizational-forms) Working with draft tools and resources from our Agile Organizing Kit, we have determined a number of... [Read full article...](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/12/10/why-do-companies-engage-in-new-organizational-forms) [![](https://managementkits.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Management-Kits_Agile-Organizing-1.png)](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/12/9/what-we-mean-by-agile-organizing) ## [The agile organization - how to define and design it](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/12/9/what-we-mean-by-agile-organizing) Agile organizing comprises the models, designs, and practices that enable more adaptive management s... [Read full article...](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/12/9/what-we-mean-by-agile-organizing) [![](https://managementkits.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Management-Kits_Holacracy-evolved-out-of-Sociocracy.png)](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/12/6/how-holacracy-evolved-out-of-sociocracy) ## [How Holacracy evolved out of Sociocracy](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/12/6/how-holacracy-evolved-out-of-sociocracy) It’s well known that Holacracy represents an advancement of an earlier organization model for self-m... [Read full article...](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/12/6/how-holacracy-evolved-out-of-sociocracy) [![](https://managementkits.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Management-Kits_Future-of-Organizational-Development-OD-1.png)](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/12/3/the-future-of-organization-development) ## [The future of the Organization Development function](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/12/3/the-future-of-organization-development) With fundamental changes to how we work and organize under way, Organization Development (OD) practi... [Read full article...](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/12/3/the-future-of-organization-development) [![](https://managementkits.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Management-Kits_Two-powerful-practices-that-increase-workplace-transparency.png)](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/12/2/two-powerful-practices-that-increase-workplace-transparency) ## [Two powerful practices that increase workplace transparency](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/12/2/two-powerful-practices-that-increase-workplace-transparency) One of the key differences between models for agile organizing and classical, hierarchical approache... [Read full article...](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/12/2/two-powerful-practices-that-increase-workplace-transparency) [![](https://managementkits.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Management-Kits_Boost%20Cross-Silo%20Collaboration-2.png)](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/11/28/three-powerful-and-complementary-approaches-to-boosting-cross-silo-collaboration) ## [Three powerful and complementary approaches to boosting cross-silo collaboration](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/11/28/three-powerful-and-complementary-approaches-to-boosting-cross-silo-collaboration) Structural links, collaborative management practices and shared objectives are three approaches to e... [Read full article...](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/11/28/three-powerful-and-complementary-approaches-to-boosting-cross-silo-collaboration) [![](https://managementkits.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Management%20Kits_Defining-Org-Design-Org-Structure-Org-Development-2.png)](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/11/27/defining-organization-design-structure-development) ## [Defining organizational structure, design, and development](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/11/27/defining-organization-design-structure-development) In this blog post we discuss and define the terms organizational structure, organizational design, a... [Read full article...](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/11/27/defining-organization-design-structure-development) [![](https://managementkits.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Management-Kits_Self-managing-teams_learnings.png)](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/11/23/five-key-learnings-from-an-hr-units-self-management-experiment) ## [Implementing self-management - key learnings of an HR team](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/11/23/five-key-learnings-from-an-hr-units-self-management-experiment) I recently caught up with a group of HR experts whose organizational unit (counting over 60 people) ... [Read full article...](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/11/23/five-key-learnings-from-an-hr-units-self-management-experiment) [![](https://managementkits.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Management-Kits_-_Data-Analytics-and-Design-Thinking.png)](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/11/15/data-design-for-data-analytics) ## [How to build data analytics capabilities into your organization](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/11/15/data-design-for-data-analytics) Getting the data analytics organization right is about building a dedicated function into the organi... [Read full article...](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/11/15/data-design-for-data-analytics) [![](https://managementkits.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Management-Kits_Complexity%20and%20Organizational%20Structure-Blog.png)](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/11/6/manage-complexity-through-organizational-structure) ## [How to manage complexity through organizational structure](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/11/6/manage-complexity-through-organizational-structure) A classical restructuring - if done the right way - is and remains a powerful means to tame organiza... [Read full article...](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/11/6/manage-complexity-through-organizational-structure) [![](https://managementkits.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Management-Kits_Operational%20Excellence%20Organizational%20Structure_Blog.png)](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/10/30/operational-excellence-and-organizational-structure) ## [Model your organization to support operational excellence](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/10/30/operational-excellence-and-organizational-structure) Identifying opportunities for faster, standardized, quality-assuring and cost-efficient operations i... [Read full article...](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/10/30/operational-excellence-and-organizational-structure) [![](https://managementkits.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Management%20Kits%20Organizational%20Agility%20Workshop.jpg)](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/10/15/organizational-agility-and-intrapreneurship) ## [Intrapreneurs need to overcome this one challenge, above all](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/10/15/organizational-agility-and-intrapreneurship) Many challenges intrapreneurs face are organizational in nature and they require organizational work... [Read full article...](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/10/15/organizational-agility-and-intrapreneurship) [![](https://managementkits.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Bluelion-Workshop%20HR%20and%20organizational%20agility%201.jpg)](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/10/14/hr-and-organizational-agility) ## [How can HR foster organizational agility?](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/10/14/hr-and-organizational-agility) Organizational agility is a top priority for senior leaders to enable continuous adaptation to a cha... [Read full article...](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/10/14/hr-and-organizational-agility) [![](https://managementkits.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Management-Kits_Workplace-Transparency-Key-Dimensions-1.png)](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/5/31/the-what-how-and-who-of-transparency-in-the-workplace) ## [The What, How, and Who of transparency in the workplace](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/5/31/the-what-how-and-who-of-transparency-in-the-workplace) Consider three key dimensions - the WHAT, the HOW and the WHO of workplace transparency - to create ... [Read full article...](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/5/31/the-what-how-and-who-of-transparency-in-the-workplace) [![](https://managementkits.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Management-Kits-Transparency-Blog.png)](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/5/22/getting-workplace-transparency-right) ## [What is transparency in the workplace, really?](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/5/22/getting-workplace-transparency-right) High levels of transparency are a hallmark of agile workplaces, as transparency and the availability... [Read full article...](https://managementkits.com/blog/2019/5/22/getting-workplace-transparency-right) First Prev [1](https://managementkits.com/blog/tag/2019) [2](https://managementkits.com/blog/tag/2019/page/2) [Next](https://managementkits.com/blog/tag/2019/page/2) [Last](https://managementkits.com/blog/tag/2019/page/2) ## Let's connect! 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