Glenn Bergsma, the Org Whisperer from Evolve Leadership, knows a thing or two about organizational design. His secret? Deep listening, foresight, and adaptability. Leaders need to play the video, think ahead, and identify potential problems before they become roadblocks. And forget relying on external consulting firms! Instead, develop org design skills in-house, build a culture of change, and be flexible, adaptable, and forward-thinking.
Glenn Bergsma
18/09/2023
Tim Brewer (Functionly) chats with Don McKenzie (Tribe Ventures) about his experience growing organizations across Australia and the US. Don covers the PAEI principles and making sure you have a "christmas tree" style org. Then most importantly, the need to create a positive and healthy org design culture that results in the team being excited about org design projects and not fearful.
Don McKenzie
Join us are we chat with Dr. Marcus Tan, co-founder & CEO of HealthEngine: A venture backed darling of the Australian startup scene, now with over 100+ team that started in his lounge room. Settle in for an inspiring episode as Tim & Damian explore HealthEngine's story as Marcus shares some of the lessons (and scars) he's gained along the way.
Dr Marcus Tan
ex-Head of Digital Transformation at the Guardian, and Principal Consultant at Cantor & Ball, Giles Anderton knows what it takes to ‘break it before you make it’. In this podcast Tim & Damian explore Giles’ story, the effect of Dunbar’s no. on organisations and how he design teams at produce results. Listen in as they gain valuable insights on their quest to make work, work better.
Gile Anderton
Unicorn Auth0's former Head of Culture & Head of Customer Success, and on deck with Microsoft during their cloud transition, Clayton Moulynox has a wealth of experience and expertise manage the pain of designing work and teams in fast growing companies. In this podcast Tim & Damian explore Clayton's story, how he approaches conflict, structures he's found useful, hiring sprees, and along the way gain valuable insights on their quest to make work, work better.
Clayton Moulynoux
Listen to the world’s best share their stories and secrets on how they designed and built the best places to work. We’ll shine a light on the challenges and breakthroughs of designing org charts, optimizing teams and building workplaces that people love.
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