DKA news Public Organization Design Programs: Organization Design: An Essential HR Capability (March 24-25 and October 7-8, 2010). Amy Kates will lead this two-day workshop that has been especially designed as an introduction to organization design for internal human resource and organization development practitioners. This program is offered in conjunction with Cornell University. For registration information, please click here. Designing for Innovation. Click on the image above or here to view Amy Kates in a two-minute video recorded at the DTU Executive School of Business (Denmark), where Amy teaches organization design in the executive MBA program each year. For more on the program, visit the DTU Executive School of Business website. How MetLife Balances Effective Organization Design With the Need for Speed in Post-Acquisition Integration. Click here (pdf file) to download this case study illustrating our design methodology from the journal of Global Business and Organizational Excellence. Author Tom Jasinski is the head of Organization Effectiveness at MetLife. Organization Design: What the Organization Development Practitioner Needs to Know. Where does organization design fit into your toolkit? Click here (pdf file) to download Amy Kates' chapter from the new book, Practicing Organization Development: A Guide for Leading Change (Pfeiffer, 2009) Complex Organization Design: Advanced Practitioner Workshop Led by Greg Kesler and Amy Kates Coming Fall 2010 Our first two offerings of this workshop for the experienced organization designer were a sold-out success. Organization design is fast becoming an essential capability for line managers, human resources and organization development practitioners. If you've got the basics, and now want to increase your analytic ability, expand your toolkit, and raise your confidence in tackling complex design challenges, this case-based, intensive workshop is designed for you. We will be offering another session in the fall of 2010. Please send an email to AKates@DowneyKates.com for more information. Designing HR to Support a Global Business. Listen to this free 55-minute webinar originally broadcast by HR Executive magazine. Click here, and then click either "playback" or "download" and you will be able to both hear the audio and see the slides. Leadership Roles: Design Firms to Grow Talent. Amy Kates' article on how to design roles to grow general management talent was published in Leadership Excellence magazine. Click here to view the magazine, and read Amy's article on page 17. Designing Your Organization. Amy Kates and Jay Galbraith's book focuses on special applications in organization design including designing around the customer, coordinating across geographic borders, designing a successful matrix, designing for innovation, configuring the corporate center, and solving the dilemmas of centralization and decentralization. The book is published by Jossey-Bass and available for order at Amazon. People & Strategy. Amy Kates has joined the editorial board of People & Strategy journal. If you are researching and writing in this area, please contact Amy at AKates@DowneyKates.com to discuss article ideas. Using a Re-Organization to Test and Grow High Potential Leaders. Read a framework and case study for bringing together talent and organization design in this chapter by Gregory Kesler and Amy Kates in Leadership Development (Pfeiffer, 2009). The book can be ordered from Amazon. Matrix Structures and Virtual Collaboration. Amy Kates' and Paul Erickson's chapter on this topic has been published in The Handbook of High Performance Virtual Teams (Jossey-Bass, 2008). The book can be ordered at Amazon. "(Re)Designing the HR Organization" wins Walker Prize. Amy Kates' article on new models for structuring the HR function was awarded the HRPS Walker Prize for outstanding article of 2006. Click here for a copy. In-House Organization Design Training. Are you looking for an in-house organization design program for your company? Amy Kates and Jay Galbraith are offering a two to three-day program with a customized case. The program combines the latest of Jay's thinking with Amy's methodology and tools to ensure your managers and HR staff are ready to apply the learning back on the job. For an overview outline click here.

Our work: Guides leaders and their teams to make sound choices about the design of their organization Develops skills of managers to succeed in complex, global environments Builds the capabilities of the human resource organization to support organization effectiveness Contact DKA at: 139 Fulton Street Suite 210 New York, NY 10038 212.349.3522 (phone) 212.349.3015 (fax) AKates@downeykates.com