"The [Building Blocks] language itself is an enormous benefit. It's helping us clarify our boundaries, and improves our ability to discuss our business with our clients."

Ron Pace Director of Information Management U.S. Army, Fort Detrick

A healthy structure does not define jobs in high-level phrases like "operations," or vague language like roles and responsibilities.

Rather, every box on an organization chart should be defined as a line of business -- defined by what it "sells" rather than what it does or what it knows.

The result: jobs that are well focused, results oriented, entrepreneurial, and have a minimum of conflicts of interests.

There are five different types of businesses found within any corporation, company, or internal service provider organization -- five fundamental "Building Blocks" of structure.
[Click on a Building Block for its explanation.]

• Service Providers

• Engineers

• Coordinators

• Sales and Marketing

• Audit

These Building Blocks can be translated into any industry and any functional area. They are the basic elements of an entrepreneurial organization chart.

Lines of business within various industries and functional areas....