Lesson 1: Dividing and grouping work · 9 min
Before you begin · From tasks to departments · Five ways to group jobs
Three pieces that work together
Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 2 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.
What would you do?A product launch team draws people from sales, finance and design, and each person answers to a functional manager and the project lead. Two bosses give conflicting deadlinesAgree priorities with both managers and write down who decides when they conflictFollow whichever boss is louderIgnore the project lead
Live deckQuiz · 5 slidesContent · 2 slidesWord cloud · 1 slideScale · 1 slide
Feedback surveyHow much do you agree with each statement? I can:How many people report to you, or to your manager?What do you most want to get from this course?Overall, how would you rate this course?
5 lessons, about 30 minutes
What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.
Lesson 2: Line, staff and newer structures · 6 min
Line and staff · Matrix and committee
Lesson 3: Authority and control · 6 min
Hierarchy and authority · Span of control
Lesson 4: Centralise or decentralise? · 3 min
Where decisions are made
Lesson 5: Final assessment · 6 min
Final assessment · Course complete
Source and credit: Introduction to Business (1st edition), chapter 7: Designing Organizational Structures by OpenStax (Rice University), biz.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Business/Introductory_Business/Introduction_to_Business_%28OpenStax%29/07%3A_Designing_Organizational_Structures (opens in a new tab), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (opens in a new tab)). Adapted by AhaSlides: sections 7.1, 7.2, 7.4 and 7.5 rewritten as an interactive course and live session, with new examples, activities and quizzes. Figures from the source are not used.
Often taught together
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Common questions
Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.
Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.
At onboarding or as continuing professional development, with a yearly refresher (best practice).
New managers and team leads.
Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.
Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.
Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
- Link to your live session deck
- Link to the self-paced course