348SAM Managing Change

Seminar Notes
W/c 3 February 2020 – Diagnostic Models Work Sheet

You were introduced to diagnostic models in last week Friday’s and Monday’s lectures. Today, you
will have the opportunity to apply two models to the case study (Clothes & Accessories): McKinsey
7-S Framework and Weisbord’s Six Box.

Your tutor will assign one of the models to your group. Please apply this model to the case study. Be
prepared to share and discuss your results.

Weisbord’s Six Box Model

McKinsey 7-S Framework

S1: Strategy

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S2: Structure
S3: Systems
S4: Staff
S5: Style
S6: Skills
S7: Shared values and superordinate goals

S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7

Describe Strategy/ Strategy/ Strategy/ Strategy/ Strategy/ Strategy/

S1 structure systems staff style skills values
alignment
alignment alignment alignment alignment alignment
Describe Structure/ Structure/ Structure/ Structure/ Structure/
S2 systems staff style skills values
alignment alignment alignment alignment alignment
Describe Systems/staff Systems/styl Systems/ Systems/
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S3 alignment skills values
alignment
alignment alignment
Describe Staff/style Staff/skills Staff/values
S4 alignment alignment alignment

Describe Style/skills Style/values

S5 alignment alignment

Describe Skills/values
S6 alignment

Describe
S7