Five Org Design Things N° 7

Collaboration edition! Yumemi’s org design; Collaboration is dead; Elbows of data; How to make good documents; How to run good workshops

How internal capabilities evolve

Platform teams are an alternative to matrix orgs and siloed, repetitive SBUs.

Activist presentations & corporate structure

TLDR: Activist investors want lean SBUs, and they don't love that matrix

Undercurrent Story Forms

Five ways to structure your deck to be sure you're telling a story, not just writing action headlines and bullets powered by chatGPT.

Why does DARPA work?

A few standout practices: Opacity; Outsourcing for stronger internal networks; Deep technical reviews of ongoing programs.

Five Org Design Things N° 6

The 95th percentile isn’t that impressive; how DRIs worked at Apple; Effective leaders decide about deciding; Rooting out bias in decisions; AI and interest rates

Three Unexpected Practices for Better Productivity (Talk Deck/Video)

Back in 2018, I had the privilege of visiting with HR leaders at a big beer company to discuss my experiences with teaming inside large organizations.

The Founding Flaw of Matrix Organizing

Last year I was on a podcast with my friends at Zappi, and we got to talking about matrix orgs – there's an old bug inside the system, and it'll never go away.

Org Structure predicts Code Quality

Because of course it does. That said, here's some research you can show your boss.