ATD's Handbook for Training and Talent Development

CHAPTER 53

Organizational Design Practices That Can Make or Break Your Organization

David C. Forman

The third decade of the 21st century is off to a difficult and perilous start. Enormous strains have been placed on society, organizations, and individuals by the COVID-19 pandemic, a struggling economy, assaults on democratic institutions, rising global tensions, the spreading of intentional disinformation, and the continuing quest for social justice. As painful as these experiences have been, the worst action would be to pretend they did not occur, were an aberration, or were just simply bad luck. Let’s examine what we can do.

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