Your Organisational Chart

Are your staff organised? Do you know their individual strengths and weaknesses?

Do your team know their roles, the roles of their colleagues and who they should report certain issues to?

When hiring staff and growing a team, organisation is important from the offset. Everyone within the company should fully understand the role they play within the business.

As your business grows, it should be a priority to ensure that your employees understand their roles and the business structure itself.  Every business, from a sole trader to the largest company, is organised in a particular way and an organisational chart defines how information flows between different levels of management.

Whether you have an organisational chart in place or not, we encourage our clients to review the structure on a regular basis, ensuring each member of the team is aware of the internal structure, the roles and responsibilities and any changes etc.

Depending on the size of your business, a simple organisational method is to set up departments that cover the four main areas of business:

  • Finance
  • Human resources
  • Marketing
  • Operations

It is helpful to produce a physical copy of the organisational structure by completing – and sharing within the team – an organisational chart. You’ll need to think about and include (where relevant):

  • The Hierarchy
  • Line Managers
  • Delegation
  • Lines of Communication
  • Subordinates
  • Chain of Command

To get started, determine the type of organisation you own. Is it a:

  • Tall Organisation
  • Flat Organisation
  • Centralised
  • Or Decentralised?

If you’d like your free, easy to utilise Organisational Chart template for your business email ac@jonathankeable.com or send me a LinkedIn message.

If you’re not sure where to start, or how to fully implement your organisational structure, get in touch for expert advice and guidance: ac@jonathankeable.com | 01752 220377

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