Week 4 and I am getting to grips with the current and a future organisation structure. I think there is a key driver here and I am keen to ensure that I am not just another one of these managers that insists on changing an organisation structure just for the sake of it.
The key thing is to understand what it is that your organisation is trying to achieve and then ensure that you have people in the role that will enable that to happen and can take ownership of that piece of work. In my current role there is a natural point of change due to a major programme coming to an end for which the current organisational structure was designed to support.
I want to ensure that the organisation is built to meet the new challenges of Business As Usual and that is something which, suprisingly, needs thinking about quite carefully. Not only does it need careful consideration of the various roles, political sensitivities and structural semantics, but there is the requirement to handle the whole financial constraints as well.
Fortunately, there is an excellent team behind me that I know are going to be superb as we move forwards and I think everybody recognises that changes need to occur to ensure that we meet the new challenges. I am still impressed with the calibre of people that we have on the account and the sheer quality of work that I see. I know I am still digging under the covers but what I am currently unearthing has all been good.
The budget that I have to work within seems reasonable and for the moment it looks as if I will be able to manage the changes that I want to make relatively easily. The real key is to ensure that my management are comfortable with the changes and are ready to sign up to the new structure and the new emphasis.
The next piece is to understand who and how we engage with the customer. The new structure is going to have to support and match the new structure that the customer has implemented and ensure that we have the right level of engagement and relationship.
I have to say that it has been coming along really well and I am very encouraged by the way that all of this is working.
