Organization Design Blogs

We often reflect on our work as advisors, hoping to provide insights to others. Here, you'll find our most recent blogs where we share our thoughts, experiences, and perspectives.

Jaclyn Kates

Jaclyn Kates

Jaclyn Kates

Jaclyn Kates

Feb 15, 2025

Feb 15, 2025

Feb 15, 2025

Feb 15, 2025

When Functions Meet Markets: Designing Conversations That Matter

This blog outlines how a company's choice of market logic shapes the way functional teams collaborate, aligning their expertise through critical connection points called "docking stations".

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Jaclyn Kates

Jaclyn Kates

Jaclyn Kates

Jaclyn Kates

Jan 21, 2025

Jan 21, 2025

Jan 21, 2025

Jan 21, 2025

The Challenge of Global Growth

This blog discusses how companies evolve organizationally from functional to geographical structures as they expand globally, and later return to functional models to balance efficiency with local market needs.

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Restructuring sales model
Restructuring sales model
Restructuring sales model
Restructuring sales model
Jaclyn Kates
Jaclyn Kates

Jaclyn Kates

Jaclyn Kates

Jaclyn Kates

Jaclyn Kates

Dec 10, 2024

Dec 10, 2024

Dec 10, 2024

Dec 10, 2024

Signs Your Sales Model Needs A Reset

This blog analyzes the three main B2B sales models (geographic, customer, and product), exploring their strengths and limitations in driving business growth.

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Why business strategies fail?
Why business strategies fail?
Why business strategies fail?
Why business strategies fail?
Jaclyn Kates
Jaclyn Kates

Jaclyn Kates

Jaclyn Kates

Jaclyn Kates

Jaclyn Kates

Nov 22, 2024

Nov 22, 2024

Nov 22, 2024

Nov 22, 2024

Why Business Strategies Die

This blog discusses how strategies often fail not because they're poorly designed, but because companies get bogged down in consensus-seeking and avoid making the clear tradeoffs needed to move forward.

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AI athlete in business
AI athlete in business
AI athlete in business
AI athlete in business
Jaclyn Kates
Jaclyn Kates

Jaclyn Kates

Jaclyn Kates

Jaclyn Kates

Jaclyn Kates

Oct 1, 2024

Oct 1, 2024

Oct 1, 2024

Oct 1, 2024

The AI Athlete

This blog explores how companies are creating new roles for AI "general-purpose athletes" - versatile employees who can identify and implement AI solutions across departments.

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