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Category Archives: Reform that lands

Tips for embedding a new operating model

Change management, room for people to adapt, and clear decision rights are what make a new operating model stick.

Posted byDavid WhiteFebruary 1, 2024October 11, 2026Posted inReform that landsLeave a comment on Tips for embedding a new operating model

Don’t start your operating model design with an org chart

The org chart is the last artefact of operating-model design, not the first — and holding it back is what makes the rest of the model work.

Posted byDavid WhiteJanuary 31, 2024October 11, 2026Posted inReform that landsLeave a comment on Don’t start your operating model design with an org chart

Constraints as the seed of invention

Treat constraints as the seed of invention rather than an obstacle to design around.

Posted byDavid WhiteJanuary 25, 2023October 11, 2026Posted inReform that landsLeave a comment on Constraints as the seed of invention

Use OKRs at home

The discipline of OKRs works just as well on your own life as it does on an organisation.

Posted byDavid WhiteJanuary 8, 2023October 11, 2026Posted inReform that landsLeave a comment on Use OKRs at home

If you’re not already using OKRs, start asap

OKRs work because they force you to decide what actually matters, and then hold yourself to it.

Posted byDavid WhiteJanuary 8, 2023October 11, 2026Posted inReform that landsLeave a comment on If you’re not already using OKRs, start asap

Is your proposal really viable?

Desirability, viability and feasibility are the three lenses every strategy, operating model or service design has to pass.

Posted byDavid WhiteJanuary 6, 2023October 11, 2026Posted inReform that landsLeave a comment on Is your proposal really viable?

How to automate strategy execution

Design the organisation so that execution happens as a function of time, rather than as a separate effort.

Posted byDavid WhiteJanuary 5, 2023October 11, 2026Posted inReform that landsLeave a comment on How to automate strategy execution

Change management is not a mystical art

Office Jedi

Change management done well is craft, structure and discipline — not charisma, and not force.

Posted byDavid WhiteJanuary 21, 2019October 11, 2026Posted inReform that lands
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