CHAPTER 1

Introduction

Organizational context is changing continuously. Amid a significant shift in the political climate in industrialized Western democracies, high levels of demographic changes, social, technological, and digital revolution and a shift in established patterns of globalization, organizational leaders need to design organizations to survive and navigate the environment to deliver sustainable performance. The challenge is to find balance in the maelstrom of complexity, to balance flexibility with consistency, agility with harmony, and speed with consideration.

The Importance of Balance

From an organizational balance perspective, all things are equal. Every part of an organization is part of a system that relies on and impacts ...

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