McKenzie's 7 S's Model

Ok. So it seems I'm on a "seven" kick, but it just so happens that is how the authors I'm following right now write. Maybe they need seven chapters for a book. Good research question!

Anyway, this past fall I took the senior leadership team on a retreat. Alex Miller, one of my all-time favorite UTK professors, was our facilitator. We were talking about implementing our strategic plan and he walked us through McKenzie's 7 S's model. I thought I would share it with you.

Strategy - what we are trying to accomplish is affected by many factors:

• Staff - capability, recruitment, motivation, performance evaluation
• Structure - organizational structure and team structure
• Shared values - culture, expectations of customers, brand
• Systems - IT, finance and HR
• Skills - what do our people know how to do? how are they trained?
• Style - how do we conduct ourselves?

What do you think about McKenzie's model and its value to IPS?