This website presents an organizational operating model pioneered by N. Dean Meyer, where the hierarchy houses a network of empowered internal entrepreneurs. A business-within-a-business organization delivers: Scalabilty Agility Stability as people, technologies, and methods evolve Innovation everywhere Acquisition/consolidation integration Clear boundaries and accountabilities Teamwork and alignment Specialization to optimize performance Empowerment Employee engagement How it does all this.... "Dean is a practical-theoretical genius who deserves more recognition than he's getting." Luis Fernandez Aguilar Professor, ESAN Graduate School of Business and Founder, Metodologias + Sistemas This organizational design resource library offers: An extensive free library of executive summaries, in-depth analyses, design principles, and change-management processes Books Coaching and consulting services (including free consultations for qualified executives) It can help you clarify and document your vision for your organization, and plan the systemic changes you'll make to create it. Or if you're contemplating an organizational transformation, here's a step-by-step path forward.... Here's an overview, and map of the key concepts: Overview of Vision and Transformation Processes (and of this organizational design resource library) [Click on any bubble for an executive summary.] The Business-Within-a-Business Paradigm The Golden Rule of organizational design: Authorities = Accountabilities Five Systems in an Organizational Operating Model Detailed Vision of a High-performance Organization Transformation Road-map Structure and Cross-boundary Teamwork Investment-based Budgeting, Intake/Priority-setting, Resource Governance Culture

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