Most re-orgs cut into muscle not just fat.
As we head into an uncertain economy in 2023 and businesses plan for the year ahead, re-orgs are likely. While re-organizing parts of the business might improve some efficiencies, it’s often disguising leadership problems rather than real productivity issues.
The end result is a bias toward making people work harder, not smarter. If you’re looking for a true solution to more efficient workflow, then re-orgs should be thought of from the bottom-up, not top-down. Empower the bottom, thin out the top.
You want your organization to be able to react to changes to its environment, which generally occur at the edge, not the center. Agile teams define work needed. New information is relayed to the top. Leadership alters strategy, communicates plans, and allocates resources.