Peters, Athos and Waterman’s 7-S framework

Strategy depends on combining lots of parts in a way that can deliver. Even if your strategic position and intentions are good, you still need to remember the importance of fitting parts together. This model was designed to consider connections between each of those parts – and to remind you that ‘structure is not organisation’.

Peters, Athos and Waterman’s 7-S framework

Peters, Athos and Waterman’s 7-S framework

How to use

The 7-S model was created to show that strategy is about more than managing a portfolio of businesses (corporate strategy). And that organisation is more than structure. Each element of each business has to be organised in ...

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