Contemporary Change Issues for Today’s Managers: Creating a Learning Organization

Characteristics:Characteristics:

1.1. Holds a shared visionHolds a shared vision

2.2. Discards old ways of thinking.Discards old ways of thinking.

3.3. Views organization as system Views organization as system of relationships.of relationships.

4.4. Communicates openly.Communicates openly.

5.5. Works together to achieve Works together to achieve shared vision.shared vision.

Characteristics:Characteristics:

1.1. Holds a shared visionHolds a shared vision

2.2. Discards old ways of thinking.Discards old ways of thinking.

3.3. Views organization as system Views organization as system of relationships.of relationships.

4.4. Communicates openly.Communicates openly.

5.5. Works together to achieve Works together to achieve shared vision.shared vision.

Contemporary Change Issues for Today’s Managers: Creating a

Learning Organization

Contemporary Change Issues for Today’s Managers: Creating a Learning Organization

Fundamental Problems in Fundamental Problems in Traditional Organizations:Traditional Organizations:

• Fragmentation based on Fragmentation based on specialization.specialization.

• Overemphasis on Overemphasis on competition.competition.

• Reactiveness that Reactiveness that misdirects attention to misdirects attention to problem-solving rather problem-solving rather than creation.than creation.

Fundamental Problems in Fundamental Problems in Traditional Organizations:Traditional Organizations:

• Fragmentation based on Fragmentation based on specialization.specialization.

• Overemphasis on Overemphasis on competition.competition.

• Reactiveness that Reactiveness that misdirects attention to misdirects attention to problem-solving rather problem-solving rather than creation.than creation.

Contemporary Change Issues for Today’s Managers: Managing a Learning

Organization

EstablishEstablisha strategya strategy

EstablishEstablisha strategya strategy

Redesign the Redesign the organization’sorganization’s

structurestructure

Redesign the Redesign the organization’sorganization’s

structurestructure

Reshape the Reshape the organization’s cultureorganization’s culture

Reshape the Reshape the organization’s cultureorganization’s culture

Managing Managing LearningLearning

Managing Managing LearningLearning

Contemporary Change Issues for Today’s Managers: Knowledge

Management (KM)

Why KM is important:

Intellectual assets are as important as physical assets.

When individuals leave, their knowledge and experience goes with them.

A KM system reduces redundancy and makes the organization more efficient.

Why KM is important:

Intellectual assets are as important as physical assets.

When individuals leave, their knowledge and experience goes with them.

A KM system reduces redundancy and makes the organization more efficient.

Contemporary Change Issues for Today’s Managers: Culture-Bound Organizations

Questions for culture-bound organizations:

1. Do people believe change is even possible?

2. How long will it take to bring about change in the organization?

3. Is resistance to change greater in this organization due to the culture of the society in which it operates?

4. How will the societal culture affect efforts to implement change?

5. How will idea champions in this organization go about gathering support for innovation efforts?

Questions for culture-bound organizations:

1. Do people believe change is even possible?

2. How long will it take to bring about change in the organization?

3. Is resistance to change greater in this organization due to the culture of the society in which it operates?

4. How will the societal culture affect efforts to implement change?

5. How will idea champions in this organization go about gathering support for innovation efforts?