Organizational DNA [n.]

A cute analogy relating the four basic units of genetic code with the elements of successful management. Some call these “decision rights, information, motivators, and structure”, others, “factual, conceptual, contextual, and individual,” but both are guilty of repackaging established knowledge under a trendy new buzzword.

We now have a talented team of well-trained, dedicated 80/20 Champions within the business who are acting as catalysts for this transformation. We’re actively developing 80/20 tools and templates to embed the 80/20 mindset into our organizational DNA.

Patrick J. Roche, President, CEO & Director
Moog, Inc.
Q3 2024 earnings call

To sum up our response, a core part of our organizational DNA is taking a deliberate considered approach to
every dollar we spend across the company. And you see this manifest in the improvement to unit economics that we’ve seen over the past several years.

Kate S. Gulliver, CFO & CAO
Wayfair, Inc.
Q4 2022 earnings call

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