Promote Dialog and Teamwork
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Even the way we manage change is changing…
Despite all the knowledge and expertise about change management it seems to be a painful process all the time. Yet, change we must, especially in these times of increasing complexity and uncertainty. What are the flaws of current change methods? What is a better way, better suited for complexity?
Organize around Value
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Blind for delays
Many organizations are blind to delays. We are so focused on the time we actually spend working on activities that we ignore the waiting time between them. This is a huge problem because usually the waiting time exceeds the working time by far. As a result the delivery of value is a lot slower than necessary.
Continuously Learn & Discover
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How we limit our own success
Innovation is closely related to funding growth engines. But be aware that most growth engines already carry in it the seeds to limiting growth. It is tempting to look for external causes and not look at the growth engine itself. But this can have catastrophic consequences. Don’t get caught in a downward spiral.
Shape your Corporate Identity
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Short term thinking: Drifting Goals
Why is sales dropping? Why has quality fallen behind so much? Why have delivery times increased overtime? Sometimes the answer to these questions is quite surprising: because over time we have gradually and unintentionally lowered our goals and standards. Learn why this happens and what you can do.
Supercharge Decision-making
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Employee Empowerment demystified Part II
Most empowerment programs aren't empowerment at all if a manager gives up some authority only he can give. So let's start the other way around: Reverse delegation assumes an employees can take any decision except for what he doesn’t feel like and what has been set as constraints. So how do we do this?
Design for engagement
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Employee Empowerment demystified Part II
Most empowerment programs aren't empowerment at all if a manager gives up some authority only he can give. So let's start the other way around: Reverse delegation assumes an employees can take any decision except for what he doesn’t feel like and what has been set as constraints. So how do we do this?
