Thought Leaders LLC

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Our reader poll today asks: How frequently does your organization undergo major reorganizations? I can’t remember the last time we reorganized 29.29% Not Mixing Things Up. Constantly. It happens multiple times per year 9.60% Regularly. At least once a year 19.20% Sometimes. Usually every couple of years 41.91% Rarely.

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Reorganization 62

Walk Me

JULY 5, 2021

Another usage of this term, which many of us may be less familiar with, is related to reorganization and restructuring in business. Rationalization vs. Reorganization: Key Differences. A few of these include: Restructuring Reorganization Reconfiguration Organizational change Organizational transformation.

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Reorganization Organizational Change Change Management Assets 52

Walk Me

JULY 5, 2021

Reorganization vs. transformation – what is the difference between these two terms? But knowing the difference is critical for those involved in either business reorganization or transformation. But knowing the difference is critical for those involved in either business reorganization or transformation.

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Reorganization Organizational Change Workflows Change Management 52

Walk Me

JUNE 23, 2021

What is a reorganization plan and how are they structured? In this post, we’ll explore the difference between a business reorganization plan and other related business change plans, such as organizational restructuring and business transformation. Reorganization vs. Other Types of Organizational Change.

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Reorganization Organizational Change Change Management Workflows 52

SHRM Organizational Development

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

A representative vignette: While zooming in to an all-hands meeting about a reorganization for their teams, a parent receives an incoming call from their child’s school about a COVID-19 exposure and yet another closure. Working parents are struggling. Day by day, hour by hour, they’re surfing the tides of uncertainty at home and work.

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Reorganization 97

AlignOrg

JANUARY 25, 2023

Those assignments include reorganizing a large department, implementing enterprise software, or other undertakings that change ways of working across the organization. This employee was already in IT, but the reorganization role requires greater responsibilities than her normal job.

Marketing 98

Marketing Reorganization Project Management Recruitment 98

Alison Green

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Think about how you’d handle this if instead of cleaning, Carol were spending all her time … I don’t know, reorganizing files that didn’t need to be reorganized instead of doing other waiting tasks, or repeatedly checking lists of data that had already been triple-checked and confirmed to be correct. That matters.

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Reorganization Accounts Manager 121

AlignOrg

APRIL 24, 2023

I was recently chatting with a close friend who shared that her team is preparing to reorganize again because their new structure isn’t achieving its intended outcomes. She sounded frustrated. She and her peers had just spent the past six months figuring out their evolving roles and new ways of working together.

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Reorganization Implementation Inclusion Change Management 91

Association Now Leadership

JANUARY 26, 2024

Communication was also at the core of the School Nutrition Association’s recent reorganization. Establishing that kind of clarity at an individual level, in simple ways, helped Rankin develop more ambitious changes at her association. As SNA chief of staff and VP of strategy and governance Rhea M.

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Reorganization Implementation Change Management Government 98

Chief Executive

AUGUST 25, 2022

Reorganization, and how it may impact each individual, is always at the forefront of everyone’s mind. Executives must acknowledge the anxiety and uncertainty that staffers inevitably feel after an M&A announcement. Communication is key. Leaders should discuss the big issues for employees head-on.

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Reorganization Engineering Energy Manager 98

Alison Green

MAY 30, 2024

I’ve only recently been reorganized under her, so I don’t know if this level of insecurity is normal or in reaction to something else. She mentioned the rumors right after telling me that she’s not putting me forward for a promotion this year. I’m also just worried about her.

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Reorganization Manager 105

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 25, 2011

But what they won't tell you is the one sport that all managers play the most: The Game of Reorganization. Managers love to reorganize at almost every level. But while managers love to engineer reorganizations, most managers (and their people) hate to be reorganized. Is reorganization the only possible solution?

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Reorganization Sales Sales Engineering 15

AlignOrg

JANUARY 28, 2025

Now I find myself thinking about that team exercise every time a reorganization is announced. Looking Ahead In today’s business environment, the ability to fluidly reorganize and adapt is a competitive advantage. The next time reorganization looms, remember my team-building story.

Reorganization 52

Reorganization ROI Engineering Scaling 52

Alison Green

JULY 15, 2024

You may also like: coworker gave me a smaller gift, volunteer is a hoarder, and more our coworker has filled the office fridge with old, moldy food and refuses to toss it my manager cleans and reorganizes our desks every day

Manager 105

Manager Reorganization Administration 105

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2011

I'm not suggesting that reorganizations are frivolous exercises geared to entertain executives (although I'm sure it seems that way to people on the receiving end ). Most managers do reorganize with good intentions — to grow revenues, reduce costs, improve customer focus, etc. What's your experience with reorganizations?

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Reorganization Workflows Marketing Revenue 15

15Five

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Your culture will shift as you make new hires , expand or contract different organizations, pivot, reorganize, rebrand…etc…. Along with the reorganization came the need to re-imagine its core values. There is some truth in that, but your company is a living breathing entity that changes over time.

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Reorganization Revenue Employee Engagement Software 76

AIHR

DECEMBER 21, 2018

It also left us concerned that the reorganization was forcing the salesforce to rebuild their networks from scratch, which could be costly and sub-optimal for our customers. This underpins the importance of stability in roles over that time period, and beyond.

Sales 85

Sales Sales Reorganization B2B 85

15Five

JUNE 21, 2024

For instance, “You improved the web development workflow by reorganizing the way we manage JIRA tasks,” or “You improved employee engagement by holding well-structured one-to-ones.” Don’t use emotionally charged words or phrases that can be interpreted as biased or judgmental. Instead, focus on actionable outcomes.

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Performance Review Metrics Reorganization Workflows 98

Chief Executive

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Having the right team on board may also help smooth the situation if trusted individuals relay an honest, straightforward message of economic hardship or reorganization to accommodate a changing product or client base. Another point to consider is if the company requires board approval to remove key positions or conduct a mass layoff.

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Reorganization Government Inclusion Risk Management 97

Alison Green

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Presumably gestures like attending the holiday party helped give me the credibility to lead rapid reorganization and convince people to adopt new remote workflows and keep showing up to in-person work during those scary early weeks of Covid.

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Reorganization Workflows Administration Government 110

Growth Hacker

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Example 2: a new company was recently acquired, the product has been integrated into the suite, and now it's time to reorganize, restructure, and re-educate all members towards this new reality.

KPI 96

KPI Reorganization Revenue Onboarding 96

LSA Global

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Periodically and for a variety of reasons, it makes sense to reorganize your team to unlock value or to fix a problem. While team reorganizations sound like a relatively fast and concrete way to solve complex problems, a recent McKinsey survey found that over eighty percent fail to deliver the desired benefits on schedule.

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Reorganization Metrics Organizational Change Change Management 35

AIHR

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

If there are too few employees, you may need to assist your managers in reorganizing their team or hiring more people to get the job done. Too many employees reporting to one manager may signal that it is time to appoint another manager.

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Reorganization Sales Sales B2B 140

Alison Green

DECEMBER 21, 2022

As for my own job – last time I wrote, I had just been reorganized to a new department. The office manager has tried a variety of incentives, but no one comes in – we’re not even sure if people will come to our holiday party. For awhile it was okay – I enjoyed the role more than my old one. I started dreading work.

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Reorganization Staffing Manager 105

Liquid Planner Collaboration

MARCH 8, 2023

Of course priorities change, and when they do, project tasks can be reorganized to take that into account. Intelligent scheduling tools will build priority into the ‘when’ so the most important tasks are always at the top of your To Do list and everyone knows what they should be working on next.

Manager 103

Manager Project Management Human Resources Reorganization 103

Walk Me

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Reorganize operations. By themselves, productivity trackers would not be a deciding factor for reorganizing business. Productivity trackers can be used in conjunction with business process management tools to improve process efficiency. Benefits can include decreasing costs and increasing performance.

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Reorganization Software Workflows Metrics 52

Alison Green

AUGUST 4, 2022

When John came back I kept a low profile and about a month after his return I was informed that there would be no reorganization at the moment and that I could keep my position! But I just kept trying to do my best and worked with my team to improve what I could. In the end, it all worked out fine.

Reorganization 81

Reorganization Compensation Education Manager 81

15Five

MARCH 13, 2018

You believe that intentionally creating a positive employee experience (EX) is necessary to make the organization competitive—and to do that, you may need to invest in organizational restructuring, work space restructuring, process reorganization and additional programs and activities to make that happen.

Employee Engagement 86

Employee Engagement Reorganization B2B Retention 86

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2015

“Some people are cynical—there’s this sense of ‘You fired my friends’ and ‘This reorganization is never going to work.’” “You want to be one of the active advocates who take initiative to make the reorganization work,” she says. .”

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Reorganization Manager Engineering Revenue 15

AIHR

JANUARY 4, 2024

Rather, it occurs for circumstances outside of the employee’s control, such as layoffs, reorganizations, merging or elimination of positions, etc. Employees terminated by involuntary attrition are not terminated for cause, such as a policy violation, etc.

Retention 118

Retention Metrics Compensation Onboarding 118

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2015

The announcement that Google would be reorganized into a holding company named Alphabet has already been interpreted in multiple , often conflicting , ways.

Reorganization 15

Reorganization Scaling Operations Manager 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Reorganizations can be a useful management tool for finding new value and are often essential as part of a merger or acquisition integration. At the same time, this realization enabled them to focus on the the work of reorganizing head offices and to realize growth. Step 2: Understand Current Weaknesses and Strengths.

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Reorganization Implementation Benefits Operations 13

15Five

JULY 7, 2023

Reassess team and individual goals After a RIF, reorganization, merger, or other major event, many organizations make the mistake of not updating their goals to reflect the new state of the business.

Retention 81

Retention Reorganization Banking Employee Engagement 81

Mind Tools Team Management

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

This starts with facilitating workplace adjustments, such as allowing more time for tasks, reorganizing workspaces (setting up quiet areas, for example, or providing noise-canceling headphones), and offering assistive technology. Workplaces that embrace neurodiversity allow employees to work and achieve goals in their own way.

Inclusion 91

Inclusion Reorganization Education Recruitment 91

Liquid Planner Leadership

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Can I have the right staff in place in time to support the effort or do I need to invest in reorganizing and/or reskilling? Accurately Estimating Time. If you want to make changes, then first ask yourself, do I have enough time? Answering these questions with confidence requires resource leveling and an accurate estimation of work to be done.

Project Management 74

Project Management Reorganization Staffing Manager 74

AIHR

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

A skills gap analysis focuses on assessing the available skills present in the current workforce vs. skills needed in the future as jobs are reorganized or changed. It’s based on performance metrics on a team or individual level. Conducting these analyses will help determine what type of interventions you need to close the gaps.

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Metrics Reorganization Employee Engagement Implementation 98

AIHR

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Think of how you will optimize or reorganize available resources in order to maximize them. Remember to account for vacations, day-offs, and unforeseeable circumstances that may prevent someone from completing their work on the project.

Deliverables 105

Deliverables Human Resources Project Management Onboarding 105