Mark LaScola, founding Partner of On-the-Mark, an international organization design consulting firm, will discuss and “spar” together the dilemmas of finding the right grouping! Grouping deals with where one should draw the boundaries in an organisation. But finding an optimal grouping i... [More]

  Mark LaScola, Managing Principal of OTM, has announced a new and exciting strategic relationship with Sally Parker of Currere consulting headquartered in Cleveland, OH.  What makes this relationship particularly exciting is the fact that Sally, while a highly tenured OD practitioner con... [More]

The world emerging around us today requires a new breed of leadership - leaders able to think and act with imagination, personal passion and lead organizations facing complex and dynamic challenges.  Yet leaders are continuously faced with the very real, very tangible day-to-day block and tackl... [More]

Last month, I was asked to give some thought to compiling a short list of books that make use of organization design and business transformation fundamentals and principles. While I found it difficult to narrow my list down to just three, I chose to provide titles I found particularly interest... [More]

We've kept busy of the last few months and have even more presentations and articles in the works. Here's a summary of our recent activity.    PRESENTATIONS/WEBCASTS ·         Managing Change in an Uncertain EnvironmentA working conferenc... [More]

OTM’s latest article on organization design "Are we there yet?!  The Last Word on Designing an Effective HR Function (Or until I get another idea…)” is featured in the UK’s HR Magazine.  Here's a brief excerpt from the article: If you’ve been fo... [More]

Have you read a book, business or otherwise, that inspired you in your work? Something you would recommend to your colleagues or like-minded professionals? If you are an ON THE MARK workshop or business transformation project alumni, let us know you are interested and we can showcase your short revi... [More]

The following is an excerpt from our monthly Org Design Digest e-mail. If you would like to receive our update in your inbox each month, let us know.   There is a strong trend among some CEOs to focus on shape and spans of control as a measure of performance – or more accurately, a meas... [More]

A special thank you to everyone who attended our session on Intentional Business Transformation. We had a diverse group and additive to our prepared content, we covered several additional questions, including: ·         Transformation requires real lea... [More]

The following is an excerpt from our monthly Org Design Digest e-mail. If you would like to receive our update in your inbox each month, let us know.   LEGACY BEHAVIORS AND PATTERNS DIE HARD…How you organize, structure and approach a transformation effort is not the same as you would... [More]