At Willard Powell, we understand that success hinges on having deep insight into the leadership structures of your competitors. Our Organizational Mapping service provides you with the tools to visualize these structures through detailed organizational charts, aligning key leaders and executives—what we call the most valuable players (MVPs)—vertically across lines of business and corporate functions. This allows your team to quickly grasp the key drivers within competitor organizations, gaining invaluable intelligence on who is leading specific divisions and where power resides within the hierarchy.

But the value of organizational mapping goes far beyond simple competitor intelligence. Here’s how it can power several critical business decisions:

Executive Searches

When conducting high-stakes executive searches, knowing exactly how competitors are structured is a strategic advantage. Our mapping enables you to identify the right leaders—those who hold the positions most relevant to your needs—and target them for recruitment. Instead of approaching the search blind, you’ll have a clear view of potential candidates’ current roles and influence within their organizations, allowing you to focus your efforts on the true MVPs in the market.

Location Strategy Planning

As businesses expand and realign their operations, location strategy is essential. Our organizational mapping not only reveals where leadership talent is located but also provides insight into regional centers of influence and decision-making. This is particularly important when planning to enter new markets, relocate teams, or develop talent pipelines in key geographic areas. With a clear understanding of where leadership clusters exist, your location strategy becomes more data-driven and targeted, ensuring alignment with your overall business goals.

Future State Organizational Design

Planning for the future requires more than just an internal perspective. With Willard Powell’s organizational mapping, you can gain inspiration from the most successful structures within your industry, learning how top competitors have aligned their leadership to drive growth. Whether you’re undergoing a restructuring, building out a new division, or designing your next-generation organizational model, our mapping provides a real-world benchmark. This insight helps you craft a future state organizational design that not only fits your vision but also ensures competitiveness in the marketplace.

By providing a comprehensive quick view into the competitor’s leadership landscape, Willard Powell’s organizational mapping delivers actionable intelligence that enhances executive searches, informs location strategies, and inspires optimal organizational designs for the future. Equipped with this strategic tool, you’ll be positioned to make smarter, faster decisions that align with your long-term business goals.

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Example organizational chart (Travelers), showing MVPs vertically aligned to LOB/corporate function.