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Capelle celebrates 25th anniversary
1/17/2003

Capelle Associates Inc. recently celebrated 25 years at the forefront of research-based organization design by hosting a Toronto conference for Canadian executives.

Dr. Ron Capelle, president of CAI, kicked off the conference’s agenda by discussing how smarter organization design can improve a company’s bottom line.

“Organization design is about how work gets done,” Dr. Capelle told the attendees. “This includes aligning positions in terms of management layers and different functions; clarifying accountabilities and authorities; matching people to positions, and ensuring that each position is focusing the most appropriate tasks ,” he said. “Organization design is important because better organization design is related to better organization financial performance, better customer satisfaction, and better employee satisfaction. This has been demonstrated both by research and the results that our clients have achieved,” he added.

The special guest of the conference was Dr. Elliott Jaques, whose research on organization structure ushered in a new scientific approach to understanding the development of effective managerial leadership systems. In his landmark book, Requisite Organization, Dr. Jaques asserts that any company can enjoy a boost in marketplace popularity by introducing new products and services. However, companies that want to thrive in the long-term need to have a sound organizational structure, with effective staffing and managerial leadership at every level, he said.

Dr. Ron Capelle said his organization’s success owes much to Dr. Jaques’ ground-breaking research. “Dr. Jaques challenged all traditional methods and assumptions in the field of organizations, leadership and management. A core part of CAI’s methodology is built firmly upon his rigorously tested theories.”

Capelle Associates Inc is a Canadian-based international consulting firm that specializes in helping executives achieve optimal corporate performance through optimal organization design.