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The McKinsey 7S Framework is a management model developed by business consultants Robert H. Waterman, Jr. and Tom Peters (who also developed the MBWA-- "Management By Walking Around" motif, and authored In Search of Excellence) in the 1980s.
Visual representation of McKinsey 7S Framework. The McKinsey 7S Framework emphasizes balancing seven key aspects of an organization, operating unit, or project. [3] Three of the seven elements—strategy, structure, and systems—are considered "hard" elements, easily identified, described, and analyzed.
[6] In this article, he "stressed the importance of execution and dismissed the whole idea of strategy." [7] As strategy was McKinsey's main operation at the time, this was seen as a "frontal assault" on the company, leading Mike Bulkin, the head of the New York office, to demand that Daniel fire Peters.
In addition to reviewing systems and processes, leaders also need to develop the skills, competencies and motivation of people in the organization. The McKinsey 7s Framework provides an overview of this type of analysis, highlighting elements that contribute to alignment. This type of review, with follow-up interventions, contribute to key ...
McKinsey previously told Fortune that the move was part of the company’s effort to “ensure our performance management and development approach is as effective as possible, and to do so in a ...
From 1974 to 1981, Peters worked as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company, becoming a partner and Organization Effectiveness practice leader in 1979. In 1981, he left McKinsey to become an independent consultant. In 1990, Peters was referred to in a British Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) publication as one of the world's Quality ...
McKinsey & Company is an American worldwide management consulting firm. McKinsey may also refer to: McKinsey (surname), a surname; McKinsey 7S Framework, a management model; McKinsey Quarterly, a business magazine for senior executives; McKinsey Award, awarded by the Harvard Business Review
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