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Big 
But 
Agile 
ORGANIZATIONS 
by ÁLVARO GONZÁLEZ ALORDA @agalorda
Pablo 
Sandoval 
is 
a 
two-­‐time 
All-­‐Star 
and 
has 
won 
three 
World 
Series 
championships 
with 
the 
Giants. 
He 
was 
named 
the 
World 
Series 
Most 
Valuable 
Player 
in 
2012. 
Big 
but 
agile? 
#Exceptional, 
but 
not 
impossible. 
@agalorda 
109 kg 
1.80 cm
Organizational 
#obesity 
creates… 
@agalorda
@agalorda 
! THE INCREMENTALITY SYNDROME
@agalorda 
! THE INCREMENTALITY SYNDROME 
What 
were 
big 
car 
rental 
companies 
thinking 
about 
when 
#UBER 
was 
being 
designed?
Organizational 
#obesity 
also 
develops… 
@agalorda
@agalorda 
! THE IVORY TOWER SYNDROME
@agalorda 
! THE IVORY TOWER SYNDROME 
And 
the 
#IvoryTower 
syndrome 
creates…
@agalorda 
! EMPLOYEE DISENGAGEMENT (can 
be 
spotted 
on):
@agalorda 
! EMPLOYEE DISENGAGEMENT (can 
be 
spotted 
on):
@agalorda 
! EMPLOYEE DISENGAGEMENT (can 
be 
spotted 
on):
@agalorda 
! EMPLOYEE DISENGAGEMENT (can 
be 
spotted 
on):
@agalorda 
! EMPLOYEE DISENGAGEMENT (can 
be 
spotted 
on):
@agalorda 
! EMPLOYEE DISENGAGEMENT (can 
be 
spotted 
on):
Quite 
often, 
top 
management’s 
temptation 
is 
a 
quick 
#BigBang 
change 
program... 
@agalorda
…but 
what 
works 
for 
individuals 
doesn’t 
necessarily 
apply 
to 
#BigOrganizations. 
@agalorda
keys 
to 
gain 
agility 
for 
Big 
ORGANIZATIONS 
So 
let 
me 
present… 
by ÁLVARO GONZÁLEZ ALORDA @agalorda
Let’s 
go 
through 
the 
three 
key 
dimensions 
of 
#OrganizationalDesign. 
@agalorda
@agalorda 
! BUILD A CHANGE PLATFORM (NOT A CHANGE PROGRAM)
@agalorda 
! BUILD A CHANGE PLATFORM (NOT A CHANGE PROGRAM) 
#BonusTrack 
Day 
to 
day 
work 
tends 
to 
absorb 
100% 
of 
the 
employees 
time. 
Make 
sure 
projects 
move 
forward.
! UNLEASH A CULTURAL REESTRUCTURING (BEFORE A FUNCTIONAL ONE) 
@agalorda
! UNLEASH A CULTURAL REESTRUCTURING (BEFORE A FUNCTIONAL ONE) 
#BonusTrack 
Sometimes, 
a 
new 
culture 
can 
make 
meaningful 
a 
conventional 
structure 
simply 
by 
reshaping 
leadership. 
@agalorda
! FOR A SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION… FOCUS ON MAKING PEOPLE GROW 
@agalorda
! FOR A SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION… FOCUS ON MAKING PEOPLE GROW 
#BonusTrack 
To 
deal 
with 
the 
inevitable 
con]lict 
that 
happens 
within 
any 
human 
organization, 
#LessEmail&MoreConversations 
@agalorda
#BigButAgile. 
Come 
on! 
you 
can 
also 
reach 
it. 
;-­‐) 
by ÁLVARO GONZÁLEZ ALORDA @agalorda

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Big But Agile Organizations

  • 1. Big But Agile ORGANIZATIONS by ÁLVARO GONZÁLEZ ALORDA @agalorda
  • 2. Pablo Sandoval is a two-­‐time All-­‐Star and has won three World Series championships with the Giants. He was named the World Series Most Valuable Player in 2012. Big but agile? #Exceptional, but not impossible. @agalorda 109 kg 1.80 cm
  • 4. @agalorda ! THE INCREMENTALITY SYNDROME
  • 5. @agalorda ! THE INCREMENTALITY SYNDROME What were big car rental companies thinking about when #UBER was being designed?
  • 6. Organizational #obesity also develops… @agalorda
  • 7. @agalorda ! THE IVORY TOWER SYNDROME
  • 8. @agalorda ! THE IVORY TOWER SYNDROME And the #IvoryTower syndrome creates…
  • 9. @agalorda ! EMPLOYEE DISENGAGEMENT (can be spotted on):
  • 10. @agalorda ! EMPLOYEE DISENGAGEMENT (can be spotted on):
  • 11. @agalorda ! EMPLOYEE DISENGAGEMENT (can be spotted on):
  • 12. @agalorda ! EMPLOYEE DISENGAGEMENT (can be spotted on):
  • 13. @agalorda ! EMPLOYEE DISENGAGEMENT (can be spotted on):
  • 14. @agalorda ! EMPLOYEE DISENGAGEMENT (can be spotted on):
  • 15. Quite often, top management’s temptation is a quick #BigBang change program... @agalorda
  • 16. …but what works for individuals doesn’t necessarily apply to #BigOrganizations. @agalorda
  • 17. keys to gain agility for Big ORGANIZATIONS So let me present… by ÁLVARO GONZÁLEZ ALORDA @agalorda
  • 18. Let’s go through the three key dimensions of #OrganizationalDesign. @agalorda
  • 19. @agalorda ! BUILD A CHANGE PLATFORM (NOT A CHANGE PROGRAM)
  • 20. @agalorda ! BUILD A CHANGE PLATFORM (NOT A CHANGE PROGRAM) #BonusTrack Day to day work tends to absorb 100% of the employees time. Make sure projects move forward.
  • 21. ! UNLEASH A CULTURAL REESTRUCTURING (BEFORE A FUNCTIONAL ONE) @agalorda
  • 22. ! UNLEASH A CULTURAL REESTRUCTURING (BEFORE A FUNCTIONAL ONE) #BonusTrack Sometimes, a new culture can make meaningful a conventional structure simply by reshaping leadership. @agalorda
  • 23. ! FOR A SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION… FOCUS ON MAKING PEOPLE GROW @agalorda
  • 24. ! FOR A SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION… FOCUS ON MAKING PEOPLE GROW #BonusTrack To deal with the inevitable con]lict that happens within any human organization, #LessEmail&MoreConversations @agalorda
  • 25. #BigButAgile. Come on! you can also reach it. ;-­‐) by ÁLVARO GONZÁLEZ ALORDA @agalorda