The Ten Cardinal Mistakes of Organizing

Martin Pfiffner
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Chapter 2 in The Neurology of Business, 2022, pp 25-49 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The ten cardinal mistakes of organizing are based on my own observations out in the field. These are the mistakes that systematically lead organizing astray and that I have encountered most frequently in the past 25 years. I summarize these observations to address some basic principles of organizing, which also apply to the third dimension of organizing. The cardinal mistakes are: (1) beginning with organizational charts, (2) organizing past the customer, (3) copying competitors, (4) focusing on weak points, (5) escaping into the matrix, (6) starting with people, (8) overlooking nesting, (9) organizing the new in the old, and (10) failing to distinguish supporting and operational units. I conclude with the most widespread mistake: neglecting neurology. The approach outlined in Part III not only serves to examine and shape the neurology of the enterprise. It can also be used to avoid the ten cardinal errors.

Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-14260-4_2

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