Diagnosing using the 7S Model
“Getting Beyond Strategy and Structure”
Length/Product Type
2 Hour Topic
Targeted Audience
Managers, Directors and Executives
Description
In 1977, two young consultants with McKinsey & Company, Robert Waterman and Thomas Peters
realized that thinking intelligently about effectiveness, especially in the complex systems we call
organizations, required going beyond strategy and structure, to consider a host of other
interdependent factors that impact directly on business performance. This “multiplicity of factors”
includes shared values, systems, style, staff and skills as well as strategy and structure to form a
seven element model of organizations which became known as the McKinsey 7 S Framework.
The framework remains popular to this day not only as a useful systems model for thinking about
organizing, but also as an insightful tool for diagnosing organizations and ensuring that all the
hardware and software that make for an effective organizational change are in place for execution.
Objectives:
The overall 7 S Framework and its elements
How the model works as a systems concept
How to apply the model for organizational diagnosis and planning
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