In that perverse type of functional organisation that has a functional business unit for each profession, there is a predictable progression for each function.
- The function cannot succeed until it is centralised
- The function cannot succeed until it has the sponsorship of the CEO
- The function cannot succeed until it has its own “Chief xxxx Officer”
- The function cannot succeed until everybody understands that the function is “everybody’s responsibility”
- The function cannot succeed until it has the resources to engage with “everybody”
- The function cannot succeed until there is a dedicated business unit that makes the function part of the business-as-usual process
- The function cannot succeed until it has input into the strategy of the organisation
- The function cannot succeed until it is part of the organisation’s culture
- The function cannot succeed until it reports to me