Organisational Design – Art Meets Science

Before any innovator or inventor introduces anything new, it starts with a single thought or idea, followed by action. Whilst many a person may realise that there must be a better or improved way of doing things, they don’t necessarily act on their thought; a few do. Moreover, they persevere until their idea materialises into something concrete – an improved product, strategy or service.

An Idea Becomes a Design

This is true for virtually all changes and developments. Before an innovator has anything to show for his/her efforts, a process begins – typically with a design, be it initially somewhat abstract, like organisational designs, or tangible and equally useful.

Developed from a Need

Once in place, it needs to be developed further, into a product or service that is usable, user-friendly, and often aesthetically pleasing. Such changes and innovations are typically born of a need to achieve desired better outcomes, faster, possibly less expensively and virtually always, more effectively and productively.

Masterful Designers

It would be remiss of us not to briefly mention the masters – the ancient Romans and, nowadays, ultra-modern Italian designers. The ancients were responsible for numerous innovations, driven by a quest for a better way to improve on what had gone before.

When a need was identified, it was studied and assessed, before setting out to formulate a new scheme to create something better. Italians are still widely known for their design skills in a host of areas – fashion, footwear, vehicles and furniture, to name a few.

Change is a Modern Workplace Constant

Improvement, effectiveness and efficiency are characteristics that may be applied to the specialised field of organisational design in today’s fast- and ever-changing, rapidly developing workplace, where change and the vital need for ongoing improvement are two constants.

A Complex Field

Professional, customised organisational design techniques and services are offered by specialists in this complex field, including those who represent our company, Orgro (previously known as FWA Organisational Development). Our field of specialisation and expertise focuses on people, personalities, traits and talents.

Purpose

To quote from our website; Orgro was established to “meet the demands of the fast-changing world of work”. It’s one of our primary goals, with which we aim to help you improve and maximise the performance and productivity of your company, its teams and its individual people – the major source of complexity in most organisations.

This includes its structure, people, processes, and, most importantly, its purpose – why it exists at all and what the organisation is expected to achieve, as well as its relevance, effectiveness and equity. Custom-designed intervention techniques may be required to align employees’ workplace behaviour with various aspects of the business that are already in place or may need to change in order to improve performance.

Assess Status Quo

An honest, incisive and completely objective, professional unbiased eye is required to determine the status quo within the organisation, after which the required tailor-made design may be developed for relevant individuals and group role players/people.

It’s also typical to include the strategies, systems and structures required by all to take the company, as a whole, forward to where it aims to be, largely by maximising the current and untapped future potential of all concerned.

Because Orgro specialises in this area of human endeavour, we are ideally placed to partner with our clients to do just that – and a great deal more. We work with you and your staff members, every step of the way, by:

• Engaging a team of highly experienced problem-solvers, psychologists and psychometrists who have the know-how to align people’s attitudes, behaviour and commitment to changes brought about by the implementation of new organisational designs/redesigns
• Gaining accurate insights into the company and employee roles, by using a consultative, reflective and objective approach, with which to customise improved organisational schemes for the purpose of revealing, developing and maximising human potential, reinvigorating personnel, and increasing or improving productivity and efficiency

Premium Performance Potential

Areas to be assessed and addressed include performance management, change management, surveys, conflict and mediation, job profiling, well-being, resilience, plus strategy, vision and mission.

Orgro’s team of dedicated specialists are on hand to advise you and your staff on all the interventions and strategies required by your own individual organisational design plan, its systematic implementation and future development – a tried and trusted method to enhance premium performance.