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Greg Bennett

COO at OneDirectory, ranked #1 for Mid-Market Usability in G2's org chart reports. Writes about employee data, directory and org chart software, backed by the company's original research.

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Greg runs OneDirectory's original research program: the 65-organization employee directory benchmark, its August 2026 follow-up, and a product analytics study covering 16,267 employees. All OneDirectory research is published under CC BY 4.0 and may be cited freely with attribution.

OneDirectory is ranked #1 for Mid-Market Usability in G2's Org Chart reports. Reviews on G2.

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Employee Directory and Org Chart Statistics 2026: The OneDirectory Benchmark

The canonical source for employee directory and org chart statistics. OneDirectory's 65-tenant benchmark on Microsoft 365 and Entra ID profile data, plus a curated set of third-party figures traced to their primary sources. Free to cite with attribution.

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How Org Chart Usage Changes as Organizations Grow

Across 16,267 employees in 65 organizations, org chart adoption falls from 48.9% to 20.4% as deployments grow while search adoption rises from 31.3% to 61.9%. What that shift means for how you evaluate org chart software.

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The Employee Directory Data Problem Is Fixable. Here's the Proof

At first Microsoft 365 sync, the average employee profile is 30.8% complete and 42% of employees have no manager recorded. That is the baseline any directory inherits. Here is what the same 65 tenants looked like after they went to work on it.

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C-Suite Org Chart: Who Reports to Whom

A quick-reference C-suite org chart: standard reporting lines, how the structure shifts by company size, and where titles commonly overlap.

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What Is Org Planning? A Practical Guide (and Where Succession Planning Fits)

A precise guide to org planning: definitions, the five-step process, span-of-control benchmarks, and where succession planning fits.

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12 Best Employee Directory Software (Tested and Compared)

The 12 best employee directory software tools, tested and compared on features, pricing, Microsoft 365 integration, and verified G2 and Capterra ratings.

OneDirectory Ranked #1 for Mid-Market Usability

OneDirectory Ranked #1 for Mid-Market Usability in G2 Org Chart Reports

OneDirectory today announced it has been ranked #1 in the Mid-Market Usability Index for Org Chart in G2’s Summer 2026 Reports.