Image via Wikipedia Notes from Gareth Jones “Organizational Theory Design and Change, Sixth Edition” notes from the preface and introduction: Jones is looking for a relevance and current textbook to summarize theory – in – use, and notes that he wants to capture the most important global themes and promises to include the following ideas: […]
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Looking behind the curtain of global warming once more
Image via Wikipedia An alarming letter from a physicist of great renown, slamming the professional ethic of his peers and their professional organization. he asserts that, just as the military-industrial complex has perverted common sense notions of appropriate defense programs, so to has the research grant gravy train perverted notions of a pure scholarly approach […]
Reflecting on the evolution of strategy at Sony and Panasonic
Assessing Sony corporate strategy based on publicly released documents and their website, with commentary comparing them to Panasonic’s stated strategy. Public statement on Sony’s corporate strategy: http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/News/Press/200806/08-080E/ Sony’s website announcing corporate strategy transformation: http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/IR/info/strategy/message.html notes: context: undergoing transformation in response to a disastrous 2009, with the goals of returning to profitability, improving customer experience and […]
Reflecting on crony capitalism
http://theburningplatform.com/blog/2010/08/29/the-age-of-mammon-featured-article/ a very important read about crony capitalism by an acquaintance; i think the co-opting of politicians by business interests is a stain on our former republic. Finance has joined what was once an exclusive club of the military indutrial complex, which was joined by energy consortiums, exemplified by halliburton which was a combination of […]
A reflection on Panasonic’s annual plan for 2010
Image via Wikipedia Ken’s notes on Panasonic: http://panasonic.net/vision/amp/ is the link to Panasonic’s Anil annual management plan (AMP) Panasonic’s annual vision and strategy plan notes: the new Panasonic group is sorting out how to incorporate Sanyo electric Company into their business while maintaining their current management philosophy of “contributing to the progress and development of […]
Building a master Powerpoint file (or image dB) to support wide ranging discussions
Image via Wikipedia a terrific discussion here on the idea of having a 2500 slide Powerpoint master file my reflection: I use this exact technique when teaching Army Change Management and Army Sustainment i have over 500 slides that illustrate certain points, many of which are cleaned up versions of story-boarding explanations i have used to […]
Reflection on Mintzberg’s The Rise and fall of Strategic Planning (1994)
Image via Wikipedia Highlights from Mintzberg ‘s The Rise and Fall of Strategic Planning Ch 1: planning and strategy. Mintzberg offers definitions in this chapter. He asks “Is strategy making simply a process of planning or is it simply an oxymoron? Should strategy always be planned, never be planned or sometimes be planned? What’s the […]
Brits deliver a ritual spanking to Obama
the real world, where words and deeds have consequences beyond the PR value of soundbites and campaigns, our former allies, the people with whom we once shared a special and enduring relationship are opining on our Prez (kickin’ any ass lately, O?) Former foreign Secretary with sensible analysis The US will never take the blame […]
how OD interventions need to be adapted to fit different cultural contexts.
Image by Okinawa Soba (In Asia and Africa until August) via Flickr Cummings and Worley acknowledge the importance of appreciating, if not understanding, the cultural context when considering an OD interventions. This includes culture on a national, regional, tribal, religious and ethnic dimension as well as the traditional social norms. They remind us that interventions […]
Some characteristics of transformational change
Image by Alex Osterwalder via Flickr Discussing the three kinds of interventions associated with transformational change, namely: culture change, self-design, and Organizational Learning and Knowledge management. Culture change: focuses more on the development of a strong, appropriate culture for the line of business, environment, workforce demographics and societal norms as a way to align organizations, […]