What if…your executive coach transformed your business structure into one which really harnesses the team’s talents? Part 1
- Are the people in your business organised and focused on the right things – or are they still busy fighting the ‘silo wars’?
- Do each of your departments operate in ‘near isolation’; jealously guarding their turf from interference by others?
- Do you continually end up as referee and peace maker between your various warring factions?
With far greater choice and availability customer expectations have changed dramatically and the traditional supply based organisation structure is often found wanting.
The importance of rethinking how we harness and deploy the talent within the business is therefore crucial.
My solution to this as a specialist in leadership coaching. What if you overlaid your vertical silo structure with three horizontal specialisms, each focused on the following distinct outcomes:
- Customer Acquisition
- Order Fulfilment
- Business Development?
Each specialism in this powerful structure draws people from across the various departments to work in a form of matrix teams.
In my next post, I’ll be focusing on the roles of the teams. In the meantime, if you would like to learn more about this structure and about how to harnessing your talent to best effect, you can email me at Richard.bosworth@whatifspecialist.com or follow @richardwhatif on Twitter or find me under Richard Bosworth on LinkedIn.
