Organizational Simplicity

Organizational complexity has never been higher—and it continues to grow. Left unchecked, organizational complexity, including structures, processes, decision-making, and data, slows change, disengages people, hinders agility, and derails performance. Our research shows that most organizational complexity is created by people—especially leaders. Also, our research data suggests that high organizational simplicity is among the best predictors of extraordinary performance: businesses that keep it simple enjoy twice the compound average growth rate of those with high complexity. Organizations need to find the right path to simplicity—knowing the crucial difference between good and bad complexity—and ensure their leaders can create and sustain it.

Our Radical Simplicity approach is grounded in our META (Mobilize, Execute, and Transform with Agility) framework. Radical Simplicity means purposely designing simplicity into every corner of the organization. As part of the process, we shift complexity-creating mindsets and behaviors, remove barriers, and accelerate performance by holistically hardwiring simplicity into an organization’s culture and making it an ongoing strategic priority. Simple is smarter, and we can help you get there.