We do not need different, or better people
We need different, and better organisational thinking and design.Niels Pflaeging – Silke HermannBetaCodex Network Associateshttp://www.slideshare.net/npflaeging/betacodex11-the-3-structures-of-an-organization?from=ss_embed#design #informal #structure #valuecreation #networks
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The 3 Structures of an Organization (BetaCodex11) – NEW
11th paper from the BetaCodex Network, on organization design
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The Human Side of the Enterprise
“It is probable that one day we shall begin to draw organization charts as a series of linked groups rather than as a hierarchical structure of individual “reporting" relationships”
Douglas McGregor,
The Human Side of the Enterprise, 1960
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Structure? The Flatter the Better. Inspiring interview with CEO of SunGard.
Thanks to @sahana2802 who posted the article on Twitter this evening. It was inspiring to read how a CEO realises that the top down management approach is failing many. As information is more readily available to all within the organisation it is breaking down the hierarchy barriers which can lay the ground work to a successful implementation of social networking through such tools as micro blogging. As yet I have not used Jammer, but am happily learning away with Twitter. Integrating micro blogging as a means to internal communication seems a increasingly good idea – it certainly gets my seal of approval. What is your experience?
Structure? The Flatter, the Better
his interview with Cristóbal Conde, pre
This interview with Cristóbal Conde, president and C.E.O. of SunGard, was conducted and condensed by Adam Bryant.
Q. What are your thoughts on collaborative versus top-down management?
A. Collaboration is one of the most difficult challenges in management. I think top-down organizations got started because the bosses either knew more or they had access to more information. None of that applies now. Everybody has access to identical amounts of information.
he answer is to allow employees to develop a name for themselves that is irrespective of their organizational ranking o
The answer is to allow employees to develop a name for themselves that is irrespective of their organizational ranking or where they sit in the org chart.
I think too many bosses think that their job is to be the lead, and I don’t.
A free flow of information is an incredible toolRead more at www.nytimes.com
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