DAVID REED wrote:
> Adding to the discussion in LO4588 on the subject of Flat Orgs &
> Learning
> snip
> I am enamored by the topic of job-free workplaces raised in earlier
> LO postings. Do these workplaces allow for easier transition
> in organizations? Is learning enhanced where work is not finitely
> partitioned? Do any of you have experience with this concept? I would be
> interested in sharing ideas.
In an earlier post, I referred to an organization I worked for. We were in
the beginnings of team learning, had shared vision and got bought. I moved
from operations to a directorate of planning and improvement. My master
plan flattened the organization dramatically, with Order Fulfillment teams
consisting of customer service, manufacturing, and quality engineers
running focused factories. When I left, so did the vision. When I visit
now, there are managers and managers of managers and little staffs and big
staffs and all with very narrow focus and limited accountability. The job
free concept disappeared as well. The funny part of it, though, is that
the current CEO wants everything we talk about here to happen. Something
about cash flow...
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