Table 1 Design Features of an Agile, Sustainable Organization Design Feature Description Supporting Sustainability Board Composition and Board members that represent an organization’s multiple Purpose stakeholders and the information required to balance outcomes across those stakeholder demands Clear Long-term and A sustainability-oriented and change-friendly identity Short-term Strategies consisting of internal values and an external brand/image/reputation that explains long term success and a triple bottom line objective Short-term strategic intents that describe how the organization will win across financial, social, and – environmental outcomes - in the current environment Flexible Structure, Lateral A structural form that places organization members in Coordination, and contact with the environment and results in a strong Ambidextrous Work external focus System A flexible, lateral decision making, operating, and resource allocation process The ability to support both traditional and innovative work designs Talent and Performance A philosophy and practice of shared leadership reinforced Management by performance management systems that measure and reward sustainable activities Change and Learning The ability to implement organization change, especially Capabilities the transition from one strategic intent to another, and the ability to apply past learnings to current operations. Table 2 Alegent Health and Sustainable, Accountable Design Criteria
Table 1 Design Features of an Agile, Sustainable Organization Design Feature Description Supporting Sustainability Board Composition and Purpose Board members that represent an organization’s multiple stakeholders and the information required to balance outcomes across those stakeholder demands Clear Long-term and Short-term Strategies A sustainability-oriented and change-friendly identity consisting of internal values and an external brand/image/reputation that explains long term success and a triple bottom line objective Short-term strategic intents that describe how the organization will win – across financial, social, and environmental outcomes - in the current environment Flexible Structure, Lateral Coordination, and Ambidextrous Work System A structural form that places organization members in contact with the environment and results in a strong external focus A flexible, lateral decision making, operating, and resource allocation process The ability to support both traditional and innovative work designs Talent and Performance Management A philosophy and practice of shared leadership reinforced by performance management systems that measure and reward sustainable activities Change and Learning Capabilities The ability to implement organization change, especially the transition from one strategic intent to another, and the ability to apply past learnings to current operations. Table 2 Alegent Health and Sustainable, Accountable Design Criteria
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