Leadership Transitions: The Watkins Collection (4 Items)

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The “systems” part highlights the fact that organizational

architectures consist of distinct, interacting elements: strategic

direction, structure, core processes, and skill bases. The implica-

tion is that you can work on individual elements—for example,

change the strategy, alter the structure, streamline a process, or

hire people with a different skill set—but you shouldn’t do so

without thinking through the impact on the other elements. Spe-

cifically all four elements of organizational architecture need be

aligned to work together.

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• Strategic direction. The organization’s mission, vision,

and strategy

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Structure. ...