A subtle form of organizational suboptimization can lead to not-so-subtle problems.
Process optimization has been popular for decades … and often needed.
When technology became a key driver, “tech stack” optimization came to the forefront as well. “Moving to the cloud,” AI, and other tech developments have only added to a necessary focus on optimizing the various technology layers.
But what about optimizing the overall organization?
That’s another “stack” that is often overlooked: the org stack.
It’s helpful to optimize processes and technology.
However, neglecting people, culture, organizational structures, etc. can undo all our other process optimization efforts. More likely, the resulting chaos and even dysfunction in the rest of the organization “system” will outweigh the targeted optimizations. Hence, suboptimization rather than overall improvement.
Pay attention to the entire organizational system when making improvements.
This applies to both startups and established businesses, especially most transformation initiatives, digital or otherwise.
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