One of the difficulties with organizations today is to represent them in an acceptable way. The old organization chart is largely outdated since it shows only the hierarchical dependencies and not the reality of the corporation. But what is the reality? How could one represent an organization in a way useful to employees, clients, shareholders and other stakeholders?
The XXIst Century is becoming a teenager, are we too?
The name of the coming decade, between now and 2020, has not yet appeared on the screens of the “namemakers” and it may take a few years before it does.
However, one thing is certain, whatever else happens in this …
Listening
There are several paradoxes in the current overload of information showering on us everyday, from twitter to RSS to mail to alerts on discussions we are part of, to news, etc.
- The first paradox is that we feel overwhelmed …
Note aux PDG : Pourquoi faire passer votre organisation au management interactif? Comment ?
Let’s take some distance with the Enterprise 2.0 concept and fashion and wonder what are the real reasons why a corporation should switch to an interactive management with all its cohort of implied pain and complexity (since this is a change issue and not a fun issue). It is not only because collaborative/ interactive management is on its way to become a sort of new normal for management, due in particular to the social evolution towards more connections and social networks. More deeply, the so what is simpler than that and more profound: the collaborative mode is an essential way to improve productivity, innovation and engagement. All the rest is accessories.
Finding purpose in this new world
“PURPOSE” |ˈpərpəs|
noun
the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists
Purpose, a key word in any human endeavor. What are we doing here? For which purpose? This question is fundamental, not only from …