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ORGANIZATIONAL WORK GROWING IN IMPORTANCE
McKinsey’s engagement mix Percent of time Evolving marketplace Quickening pace of strategic adaptation Durable competitive advantage often rooted in unique organizational capabilities Evolving players Many businesses acquiring in-house strategic capability Making change happen remains the “neglected art”
McKinsey’s mission is to have lasting and substantial impact on our clients. To succeed, we need to work all three of the critical elements: choose the best strategy, develop world-class operations, align the organization. These three elements both reinforce and constrain each other. The best strategy is only relevant if it is operationally and organizationally feasible. The optimal organizational design depends upon the strategic requirement and the operational methods of the client. This document focuses on one vertex of this triangular relationship. It would be wrong, however, to believe that you can achieve the impact we seek by focusing on one vertex. We need to consider all three in every study.