Professor and Practitioner: Strategy, Power and Politics, and Curiosity in Org Design with Chris Worley

Send us a textIn this Org Design Podcast episode from the Organizational Design Festival 2024, Chris Worley shares his fascinating journey in organizational design. We explore the common signs of org design issues, the importance of strategy in effective org design, and the challenges of power and politics in implementation. Chris emphasizes the significance of curiosity, trust-building, and the role of leaders in fostering psychological safety during organizational change. Tune in for insightful stories, practical advice, and a deep dive into the art and science of creating well-structured, adaptive organizations.00:00:00 - Introduction and Welcome00:00:36 - Chris Worley's Background and Journey00:03:33 - Importance of Organizational Design00:04:56 - Challenges in Implementing Change00:06:42 - Incremental vs. Radical Change00:10:23 - The Future of Continuous Transformation00:13:15 - Psychological Safety in Change00:14:32 - Overcoming Resistance to Change00:19:46 - The Need for Strategic Agility00:22:45 - Building an Agile Organization00:24:53 - The Role of AI in Organizational Design00:27:48 - Future Scenarios and Prompt Engineering00:30:02 - Closing Remarks and Contact InformationSupport the show

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Leaders share real stories from organizational (org) design, workforce transformation, and managing structure change. We highlight the challenges and breakthroughs seen first hand helping organizations become places people love. This is for any leader who is creating organizations of the future. Join host Amy Springer and the co-founders of Functionly, Tim Brewer and Damian Bramanis, on their quest to make work work better.