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If you work in an organization and wonder why it is so complicated to get any work done, you are not alone. Join organizational design practitioners Rupert Morrison and Shradha Prakash as they unpack the building blocks of organizations and leave you with practical takeaways to experiment at your own workplace to make it more effective, efficient and most importantly - meaningful.

Rupert Morrison, Shradha Prakash


    • Nov 15, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 17m AVG DURATION
    • 20 EPISODES
    • 1 SEASONS


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    20. The one where we wrapped up season one and discussed critical roles

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2023 20:39


    The three dimensions of determining critical roles are relative impact, time to productivity, and number of people and positions occupying these roles. How do we determine the roles that give us competitive advantage and are creating disproportionate value for our business? Join us to discuss critical roles and to reflect on our previous episodes and look forward to what we have in store for the next season.

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    19. All that AI is not just saving money

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2023 17:39


    Are we excited about AI because it is going to improve our employee experience, customer experience, and enhance the quality of our work, or are we scared of AI because we fear it is going to replace us all? Are we all only talking about AI and are too scared to do anything about it? What can we do about it? Join us to discuss how we should be looking at the work and the org design under the lens of AI.

    18. How does OP&A interact with other HR departments?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2023 22:48


    There is a strong interconnection between OP&A and other parts of HR such as learning and development, talent acquisition, operations, talent management, employee experience, compensation, and even interaction with the CEO and CFO offices. The more we understand these interactions, the better we will work towards building a more holistic HR function. Join us for a rapid fire round on how each of these HR departments interact with the OP&A function and create successful outcomes.

    17. Where should OP&A and org design sit?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023 18:58


    We are biased in our opinion that HR should own this capability but we are also curious on why HR doesn't own this function the way it should? What capabilities and mindset should HR have in order to build and drive this capability? Why is it important to do organizational planning and analysis as consistently and regularly as the rest of the talent related practices? Tune in to unpack this topic with us.

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    16. What is your bureaucracy index?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2023 13:48


    Controls and tensions are an important part of the organization. Diverse points of view help us make better decisions. But as we start to add more approvers and decision makers in the process, we end up piling up the cost of bureaucracy. How do we measure this cost and how do we tackle the culture that encourages multiple alignments, not for making better decisions, but to simply cover everyone's backside?

    15. TAF (Target, Actual, Forecast)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2023 10:36


    One can easily get lost in organizational planning and analysis if we don't know where we need to get to (Target), what is our starting point (Actual), and how is our journey looking (Forecast). Yet another very useful three letter acronym – TAF helping you navigate progress on various organizational metrics.

    14. Are org design professionals bad people?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2023 21:26


    Lets face it, org design practitioners are the ones behind all the layoffs, all the cost cutting and all the stuff that leads to uncertainty and unpleasantness in the organization.Why do we still advocate for this work, when there is so much “bad” around it? How do we continue to strive for doing the right work and making brave decisions? If you are an org design practitioner, please tell us your thoughts. Are you the bad guys (or gal)?

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    13. Design Criteria vs. Design Principles

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2023 15:15


    Shradha can't tell you how many times in her early career she's used these terms interchangeably. In this episode she invites Rupert to unpack this. What is the difference between design criteria and design principles? Why is it important to keep these two terms in mind while designing the org?

    12. HOWWIP (How will it work in practice?)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2023 24:08


    Can you ever imagine a product being launched without testing? A team playing a match without practicing? So why do we feel so confident about an organization that is designed by a select few under the hood, to work flawlessly from day 1? What may look simple and clear on a page, may feel totally chaotic and illogical in practice. Listen in to get ahead of your org design game – how will it all work in practice?

    11. Getting to know Rupert

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2023 18:03


    10. Getting to know Shradha

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2023 13:58


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    9. Accountability mapping

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2023 19:16


    8. Rightsizing – a single size doesn't fit all

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2023 17:28


    7. Always-on transformation

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2023 20:26


    6. To matrix or not to matrix?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2023 13:22


    5. Explain it! Roles vs Positions

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2023 13:11


    4. Explain it! Org capability, competency and skills

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2023 7:42


    3. Understand the work before understanding the workforce

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2023 27:51


    2. The macro and micro of org design

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2023 18:41


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    1. OP&A, that missing HR department

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2023 17:57


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