Definition from Change Designs
“Organizations can be visualized as having two dimensions: a horizontal one (across several functions such as accounting, sales, manufacturing, or across various geographic or product groupings) and a vertical one (ranging from the top executives on down to the lowliest workers). A diagonal slice is a representation of opinions, characteristics or people that includes samples that vary horizontally and vertically. Sometimes change teams or change councils are designed to include a diagonal slide of the organization. This is done to assure a comprehensive and diverse set of participants or viewpoints and agendas.”
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