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ORG & CULTURE
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Agri Seeds, Farming

Designing Robust Organization to Enable Growth

The Challenge

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A 30-year old organization that was predominantly founder-led found itself in cross roads when it moved to professional management with big ambitions for growth. The challenges included:

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  • Org Design not suited for growth 

  • Highly-centralized decision making

  • Sub-optimal management utilization and delegation 

  • Reduced accountability & ownership and 

  • Limited idea generation with silos of comfort zones created.

The Approach

Robust Org Design:

We applied the OPTICS framework to architect a resilient organizational structure designed to endure and evolve. This design eliminated redundancies, aligned with industry best practices, and dismantled functional silos. Strategic hand-offs between departments were mapped to foster cross-functional accountability and seamless collaboration.

 

Roles & Responsibilities:

Each role was defined with precision, anchored in the principle of clear ownership and accountability. Career tracks were reimagined to support the client’s shift toward product-centricity, enabling talent mobility and growth within the new structure.

 

Key Results:

Every function and role was assigned a finite, measurable set of key results. These outcomes were designed to be transparent, trackable, and aligned with strategic objectives—ensuring clarity in performance expectations.

 

Decision Matrix:

A structured decision matrix was introduced to empower individual ownership while enabling collective progress. It clarified decision rights, escalation paths, and interdependencies across teams.

 

Governance Structures:

We established governance mechanisms with defined metrics, processes, and review cadences. These structures were tailored to reinforce strategic alignment and drive sustained growth.

 

Individual Coaching:

Key leaders received targeted coaching to elevate their impact, align with the new operating model, and flex into alternate roles based on fitment and future-readiness.

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We engaged Effilor two years ago to support us with organizational design and structuring as we prepared for our next phase of growth. The consultants brought in deep and highly relevant expertise in these areas….

The Impact

Growth-Ready Organization:
The redesigned structure is built for resilience and scale, enabling the client to pursue aggressive growth without compromising agility or clarity.

Product & Process Centricity:
The shift from people-centric to product- and process-centric design is unlocking operational efficiency, reducing ambiguity, and aligned teams around value delivery.

Measurable Key Results:
Every function and role now operates with a clear, finite set of measurable outcomes—driving transparency, accountability, and performance-led culture.

Executive Bandwidth Reclaimed:
Senior leaders redirected substantial time toward strategic initiatives, innovation, and stakeholder engagement by streamlining decision rights and clarifying ownership.

…..What stood out most was their practical, implementation-focused approach — always tailored to our unique journey, current maturity, and readiness for change. They also demonstrated a strong ability to work effectively across multiple stakeholders at different levels of maturity, ensuring alignment and momentum throughout the organization.

-Gurmukh S Roopra, Group CEO
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