The Organization as a Machine: An Outdated Concept - XPLANE | Organizational Change Management Consulting
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The Organization as a Machine: An Outdated Concept - XPLANE | Organizational Change Management Consulting
Actually, one could argue that every organization’s real structure looks like this: an intricate web of fluid relationships and commitments that people engage in to get their work done. Unfortunately, most organizations force a second structure, the one with boxes piled up in pyramid shape, on top of the first. No wonder it sits there so uneasily—i
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