The law enforcement profession is again battered by the cyclical fiscal upheaval that returns every few years. Just one decade into this new century, and the issues that confront law enforcement, as well as the challenges that lie ahead, threaten to overwhelm its leaders. Yet many law enforcement leaders do not take time to think and act strategically to meet these challenges. As philosopher Francis Bacon suggests, “Things alter for the worse spontaneously, if they be not altered for the better designedly.” Similarly, police futurist Bernard Levin, EdD, said of law enforcement, “Short term thinking abounds and strategic thinking does not.” Identifying the forces of change that will challenge the current organizational design and designing the new organization are the hallmarks of twenty-first century leadership. This article will present a framework to consider when making organizational design changes.