Comments on: Organization Structure is a Business Initiative Not an HR Initiative http://www.missionmindedmanagement.com/organization-structure-is-a-business-initiative-not-an-hr-initiative Equipping Managers via Requisite Organization Systems Design. Talent Management, Leadership, Organization Design. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:30:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Michelle Malay Carter http://www.missionmindedmanagement.com/organization-structure-is-a-business-initiative-not-an-hr-initiative/comment-page-1#comment-844 Michelle Malay Carter Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:42:40 +0000 http://www.missionmindedmanagement.com/?p=423#comment-844 Hi Eric, Thanks for the encouragement. Regards, Michelle Hi Eric,

Thanks for the encouragement.

Regards,

Michelle

]]> By: Eric Pennington http://www.missionmindedmanagement.com/organization-structure-is-a-business-initiative-not-an-hr-initiative/comment-page-1#comment-834 Eric Pennington Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:15:44 +0000 http://www.missionmindedmanagement.com/?p=423#comment-834 Wonderful insights, Michelle. I'm glad that you always address the system issues. Wonderful insights, Michelle.

I’m glad that you always address the system issues.

]]> By: Michelle Malay Carter http://www.missionmindedmanagement.com/organization-structure-is-a-business-initiative-not-an-hr-initiative/comment-page-1#comment-793 Michelle Malay Carter Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:41:24 +0000 http://www.missionmindedmanagement.com/?p=423#comment-793 Hi Scott, Welcome. Good point. Yes, managers should be integrating the work of their direct report team. They cannot do this if they don't what the work is. Thanks for the comment. Regards, Michelle Hi Scott,

Welcome. Good point. Yes, managers should be integrating the work of their direct report team. They cannot do this if they don’t what the work is. Thanks for the comment.

Regards,

Michelle

]]> By: Scot Herrick http://www.missionmindedmanagement.com/organization-structure-is-a-business-initiative-not-an-hr-initiative/comment-page-1#comment-791 Scot Herrick Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:37:40 +0000 http://www.missionmindedmanagement.com/?p=423#comment-791 One of the lesser known hits from flattening of organizations is that managers do far more task work like individual contributors instead of managing the work of their individual contributors. This reaches very high in an organization. The unintended result is that a lot of managers do not understand how the work gets done by their team. That leads directly to poorly designed organizations -- because they don't know what people actually do. Good post. One of the lesser known hits from flattening of organizations is that managers do far more task work like individual contributors instead of managing the work of their individual contributors. This reaches very high in an organization.

The unintended result is that a lot of managers do not understand how the work gets done by their team. That leads directly to poorly designed organizations — because they don’t know what people actually do.

Good post.

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