What do the fastest-growing organizations have in common? They manage their workflows, not their structures.
McKinsey asked more than 10,000 senior executives in 15 countries the same question: "What is the next big step for increasing productivity?"
The answer was not what you might expect.
Not technology investment. Not hiring. Not another restructuring.
The answer
redesigning workflows.
In the same research, two in three leaders find their organization overly complex and inefficient. But the biggest gain is not in moving boxes around the org chart; it is in clarifying who depends on what, how and how fast.
This is called the "shift from structure to flow."
And organizations that make this shift gain these advantages:
- Decision points decrease and speed increases
- It becomes visible which team is creating a bottleneck
- Workforce planning becomes proactive rather than reactive
From the COO's point of view, this is a productivity issue. From the CHRO's point of view, it is an issue of role clarity and engagement.
From both angles, the answer is the same: you can manage your organization only as well as you can see it.
HieraChart moves your org structure to a platform that is always up to date and open to scenario planning.
How clearly do you see your organization's flow today?
Frequently Asked Questions
What do the fastest-growing organizations have in common?
They manage their workflows, not their structures. In McKinsey's research with more than 10,000 senior executives in 15 countries, redesigning workflows emerged as the next big step in productivity.
What does "moving from structure to flow" mean?
Instead of moving boxes on the org chart, clarifying who depends on what, how and how fast. In organizations that achieve this, decision points decrease, bottlenecks become visible and workforce planning becomes proactive.
How does HieraChart help with this shift?
By moving the organizational structure to a platform that is always up to date and open to scenario planning, because an organization can only be managed as well as it can be seen.
