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Comments on: Making sense of reorgs

Excessive or frivolous reorganizations are disruptive and counterproductive. Many technology executives are surprisingly inept when it comes to effective reorganizations.

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by mwc5446 August 18, 2008 12:53 PM PDT
Great article, I hope it reaches the right folks! RU listening?
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by robd11 August 19, 2008 7:41 AM PDT
I fear change...
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by itchief August 21, 2008 6:01 AM PDT
"We trained hard, but it seemed that every time we were beginning to form up into teams, we would be reorganized?. I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganizing, and a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress while producing confusion, inefficiency, and demoralization."

?Attributed to Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Titus Petronius Niger)
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by katiesmily August 29, 2008 5:54 AM PDT
Corporate or product strategy. A material change in product strategy usually triggers a reorganization. Some examples include adding or consolidating distinct product lines, or addressing entirely new geographic markets, market segments, or sales channels.
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