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title: "Design Controls Behavior"
date: 2022-03-06
author: "Lex Sisney"
featured_image: "https://organizationalphysics.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/design_controls_behavior.png"
categories:
  - name: "Structure"
    url: "/category/structure.md"
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# Design Controls Behavior

Design controls behavior. If you want new business behaviors, change the the organizational structure The 6 Rules of Structure provide visibility into key underlying polarities at work within every business. A key idea is to not treat polarities as problems to be solved. Polarities (e.g., short-range vs. long-range, efficiency vs. effectiveness, control vs. autonomy) must be harnessed to create the right amount of tension in the business for sustained strategic execution.  
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