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Understanding The Tool: Mckinsey 7S Model Was Developed in 1980S by Mckinsey

The McKinsey 7s model was developed in the 1980s to present an emphasis on human resources over traditional production assets as key to organizational performance. The model examines how seven elements - structure, strategy, skills, staff, style, systems, and shared values - can be aligned across a company to achieve effectiveness. It views all seven elements as interconnected, so that a change in one area requires changes in the others for a firm to function effectively.

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Understanding The Tool: Mckinsey 7S Model Was Developed in 1980S by Mckinsey

The McKinsey 7s model was developed in the 1980s to present an emphasis on human resources over traditional production assets as key to organizational performance. The model examines how seven elements - structure, strategy, skills, staff, style, systems, and shared values - can be aligned across a company to achieve effectiveness. It views all seven elements as interconnected, so that a change in one area requires changes in the others for a firm to function effectively.

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Understanding the tool: McKinsey 7s model was developed in 1980s by McKinsey

consultants Tom Peters, Robert Waterman and Julien Philips with a help from Richard
Pascale and Anthony G. Athos. Since the introduction, the model has been widely used
by academics and practitioners and remains one of the most popular strategic planning
tools. It sought to present an emphasis on human resources (Soft S), rather than the
traditional mass production tangibles of capital, infrastructure and equipment, as a key
to higher organizational performance. The goal of the model was to show how 7
elements of the company: Structure, Strategy, Skills, Staff, Style, Systems, and Shared
values, can be aligned together to achieve effectiveness in a company. The key point of
the model is that all the seven areas are interconnected and a change in one area
requires change in the rest of a firm for it to function effectively.

Below you can find the McKinsey model, which represents the connections between
seven areas and divides them into ‘Soft Ss’ and ‘Hard Ss’. The shape of the model
emphasizes interconnectedness of the elements.

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