Restructuring is a turbulent process that shakes the foundations of the organization. The goal of Operational Excellence cannot be realized merely by the surgical removal of human resource during Redeployment after Restructuring. Keeping focus on moving the organization forward with vitality means boosting the sagging morale of the employees who survive this storm. It is […]
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To Take Advantage of Artificial Intelligence, We Need an AI Enabled Workforce
Artificial Intelligence (AI) enabled organizations are an emerging reality. Transformation towards an AI-enabled organization requires the management to adopt “Change Management” and also adapt their Organizational Leadership styles in accordance with it in order to bring out the best results from the new systems and the talent that develops with it. However, putting an effective […]
The Dexterity of the Competing Values Framework (CVF): Organizational Design, Leadership, Culture, & More
The Competing Values Framework (CVF), developed by Robert Quinn and Jon Rohrbaugh in the 1980s, is a management theory that was developed initially from research done on the major indicators of effective organizational performance. Based on statistical analyses of a comprehensive list of effectiveness indicators, Quinn and Rohrbaugh discovered 2 major dimensions underlying conceptions of […]
4 Organizational Design (OD) Elements Critical to Yield the Desired Organizational Behaviors
Inculcating productive workforce behaviors is of utmost significance in Business Transformation, successful Strategy Execution, and Performance Improvement. However, making people embrace productive behaviors involves a concerted effort across the organization. The realization of Transformation, Strategy, and Performance improvement goals can become a reality by developing a thorough understanding of the 4 components of Organizational Behavior. […]
The 9 Principles of Organizational Design: When Re-designing Becomes a Strategic Priority
Recent McKinsey research results showed that many companies today are in a nearly permanent state of organizational influx. Within the past 2 years, almost 60% of the companies interviewed experienced a redesign while an additional 25% 3 or more years ago. This Organizational Design flurry is due to the accelerating pace of strategic change driven […]
We’re Mindful–Why Isn’t our Organization?
Why the Interest in Mindfulness? The practice of mindfulness has been closely associated with improvements in mental health, physical health and overall well-being (1). These benefits have also been observed in the workplace, where ‘mindful’ individuals are reported to better cope with stress, have improved relationships and greater engagement with the organisation and its goals […]
What Factors Truly Drive Change?
A couple decades ago, back in 1992, W. Warner Burke and George Litwan collated a number of organizational change models into one holistic view of how organizational structure and design affects change. With this research, Burke and Litwan developed the Causal Model of Organizational Performance and Change, otherwise known as the Burke-Litwin Model. Their seminal framework […]
What Leadership Qualities Drive Organizational Performance? (Hint: Trick Question.)
A few decades ago, faculty members at the University of Michigan were researching the major indicators of effective organizational performance. What came from this research was an incredibly useful model for organizing and understanding a wide array of organizational (and individual) topics. These include theories on Organizational Effectiveness, Corporate Culture, Leadership Competencies, Stages of Life Cycle Development, Financial […]
