Your company's organizational strategy is centred around the
development and communication of your Organization Chart.
The Organization Chart takes the form of a graphical
representation of the positions in your company. The top
Position in the company (i.e. CEO or General Manager) is
placed at the top of the Organization Chart. The various
layers of management and supporting Positions are then
arranged under the relevant management Positions right down
to the lowest levels of the Organization.
Your Organization Chart not only defines the Positions in
your business but the Employees assigned to those Positions.
The Organization Chart clearly communicates the management
and reporting structure of your business, specifically who
an Employee assigned to a Position reports to directly.
It is extremely useful when developing your Organization
Chart to take the time to design how you want your company
to be structured when it is 'finished' being developed. This
approach will have the effect of setting a path for the
development of your company. Once defined you and your
Employees take the actions required to make it a reality.
Develop the Positions in your Organization Chart to be
representative of specific work roles in your company. You
should not develop your Organisation Chart based on the
employees you currently have in the company, rather you
should develop the Positions based on logical groupings of
work. One of the benefits of developing an Organisation
Chart is that it enables your company to become less
dependent on specific employees and more dependent on the
structure that you have developed.
An Effective Organization Chart:
- Communicates to your staff where you plan to take the business.
- Makes it easy to show new employees where they fit into
the business.
- Gives you the opportunity to evaluate your current employees
and how they fit into the future of your business.
- Shows existing employees what options they have for career advancement.
- Leaves no question as to who an Employee assigned to a Position
should be reporting to.
Depending on where you are in the development of your
company you will probably be filling many of the positions
yourself. By choosing a position and actually defining and
documenting the systems the position is responsible for you
can readily employ someone to fill the position. This allows
you to begin the development of other positions in the
company.
You will get to a point where all of the positions in the
Organization Chart are developed and you will have employees
assigned to these positions. This allows you to begin taking
a more strategic role in the development of your business or
to take a step back and enjoy the freedom that a well
defined business allows you. This is a great place to reach
and is a huge step in your business's development and your
own personal development.
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