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Show submenu for Solutions for ... - [L&D Leads](https://managementkits.com/enterprise-solutions) - [Executives](https://managementkits.com/kits/organizational-effectiveness-suite) - [Consultants](https://managementkits.com/affiliate-consultants) - [Blog](https://managementkits.com/blog) - [About](https://managementkits.com/about) - [Schedule a demo](https://calendly.com/managementkits-office/enterprise-demo) [Schedule a demo](https://calendly.com/managementkits-office/enterprise-demo) # Management Kits Blog [![](https://managementkits.com/hubfs/Management-Kits%20How%20You%20Help%20Social.png)](https://managementkits.com/blog/2023/03/20/why-excellent-schools-focus-on-structure) ## [Why excellent schools focus on structure](https://managementkits.com/blog/2023/03/20/why-excellent-schools-focus-on-structure) Is your school sufficiently preparing your students for the future? Providing students with all they... [Read full article...](https://managementkits.com/blog/2023/03/20/why-excellent-schools-focus-on-structure) [![](https://managementkits.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Management-Kits_ROI%20Organizational%20Redesign-1-Blog-Dec-16-2022-08-02-58-6307-AM.png)](https://managementkits.com/blog/2022/02/07/roi-of-org-design) ## [What's the ROI of your organizational redesign?](https://managementkits.com/blog/2022/02/07/roi-of-org-design) In larger organization design projects, we recommend that you make a concerted effort to explicitly ... [Read full article...](https://managementkits.com/blog/2022/02/07/roi-of-org-design) [![](https://managementkits.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Management-Kits_capabilities%20in%20organization%20design-Social.png)](https://managementkits.com/blog/2021/12/15/org-design-and-org-capabilities) ## [When to address building capabilities in organization design](https://managementkits.com/blog/2021/12/15/org-design-and-org-capabilities) Mapping and building organizational capabilities are often discussed in the course of organization d... [Read full article...](https://managementkits.com/blog/2021/12/15/org-design-and-org-capabilities) [![](https://managementkits.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Management-Kits_Organizational-effectiveness-and-simplicity-4.png)](https://managementkits.com/blog/2020/8/21/organizational-effectiveness-and-simplicity) ## [Organizational effectiveness is a function of simplicity](https://managementkits.com/blog/2020/8/21/organizational-effectiveness-and-simplicity) Simplicity in organizational design means that organizational members have a good, functional unders... [Read full article...](https://managementkits.com/blog/2020/8/21/organizational-effectiveness-and-simplicity) [![](https://managementkits.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Management-Kits_Organizational-capabilities-3.png)](https://managementkits.com/blog/2020/8/20/organizational-capabilities-assessment) ## [How to run an organizational capabilities assessment](https://managementkits.com/blog/2020/8/20/organizational-capabilities-assessment) Based on past organizational design work, we introduce a simple three step approach to define, asses... [Read full article...](https://managementkits.com/blog/2020/8/20/organizational-capabilities-assessment) [![](https://managementkits.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Management-Kits_Organize-for-self-management-2.png)](https://managementkits.com/blog/2020/5/20/how-to-design-organizations-for-self-management) ## [How to design organizations for self-management](https://managementkits.com/blog/2020/5/20/how-to-design-organizations-for-self-management) In order to promote effective self-management, leaders must look at crucial management functions and... [Read full article...](https://managementkits.com/blog/2020/5/20/how-to-design-organizations-for-self-management) [![](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/49-Management%20Kits-Organization-Unit-Specialization-Blog-3.png)](https://managementkits.com/blog/2018/10/12/downsides-of-functional-specialization-in-unit-structures) ## [Functional specialization in organization design is great until it isn’t](https://managementkits.com/blog/2018/10/12/downsides-of-functional-specialization-in-unit-structures) In two recent design projects I was confronted with the potential downsides of functional specializa... [Read full article...](https://managementkits.com/blog/2018/10/12/downsides-of-functional-specialization-in-unit-structures) [![](https://managementkits.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/48-Management%20Kits-Scope-Blog-Dec-16-2022-08-13-43-4411-AM.png)](https://managementkits.com/blog/2018/10/11/scoping-organization-design-challenges) ## [When initiating your organization design work, define its scope as clearly as possible](https://managementkits.com/blog/2018/10/11/scoping-organization-design-challenges) When it comes to organization design work, clearly defining your project’s scope – or your limits – ... [Read full article...](https://managementkits.com/blog/2018/10/11/scoping-organization-design-challenges) [![](https://managementkits.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/42-LDK-Compass-Blog-3.png)](https://managementkits.com/blog/2018/05/31/how-to-use-principles-to-guide-your-organization-design-work) ## [How to use principles to guide your organization design work](https://managementkits.com/blog/2018/05/31/how-to-use-principles-to-guide-your-organization-design-work) Defining principles at the beginning of your design work helps to align your team and stakeholders o... [Read full article...](https://managementkits.com/blog/2018/05/31/how-to-use-principles-to-guide-your-organization-design-work) [![](https://managementkits.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Pic-Dec-16-2022-08-14-29-9483-AM.jpg)](https://managementkits.com/blog/new-forms-of-organizing-the-role-of-context) ## [New forms of organizing – the role of context](https://managementkits.com/blog/new-forms-of-organizing-the-role-of-context) New forms of organizing are engaged with to address some of management’s most pressing issues. They ... [Read full article...](https://managementkits.com/blog/new-forms-of-organizing-the-role-of-context) [![](https://managementkits.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Central-Decentral.png)](https://managementkits.com/blog/2017/4/19/centralized-or-decentralized-that-is-the-question) ## [Centralized or decentralized, that is the question](https://managementkits.com/blog/2017/4/19/centralized-or-decentralized-that-is-the-question) Balancing centralization and decentralization is often one of the key issues in the design of organi... [Read full article...](https://managementkits.com/blog/2017/4/19/centralized-or-decentralized-that-is-the-question) [![](https://managementkits.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Management%20Kits%20-%20Organizational%20Silos-2.png)](https://managementkits.com/blog/2016/4/5/organizational-silos-are-a-good-thing-except-when-they-arent) ## [Organizational silos are a good thing (except when they aren’t)](https://managementkits.com/blog/2016/4/5/organizational-silos-are-a-good-thing-except-when-they-arent) Silos have a bad reputation, if not only for good reasons. Separating organizational units to suppor... [Read full article...](https://managementkits.com/blog/2016/4/5/organizational-silos-are-a-good-thing-except-when-they-arent) [![](https://managementkits.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Management%20Kits%20-%20Organizational%20Design%20Thinking.png)](https://managementkits.com/blog/2016/3/1/organizational-design-thinking) ## [Organizational Design Thinking](https://managementkits.com/blog/2016/3/1/organizational-design-thinking) Given the semantic affinity between organization design and design thinking, it is surprising that s... [Read full article...](https://managementkits.com/blog/2016/3/1/organizational-design-thinking) [![](https://managementkits.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Management%20Kits%20-%20Organizational%20Structure%20Kit%20Process.png)](https://managementkits.com/blog/2016/2/2/how-to-best-run-an-organziational-design-project) ## [How to best run an organizational design project](https://managementkits.com/blog/2016/2/2/how-to-best-run-an-organziational-design-project) Organizational design work poses a number of unique challenges. A number of critical considerations ... [Read full article...](https://managementkits.com/blog/2016/2/2/how-to-best-run-an-organziational-design-project) ## Let's connect! 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