Root Cause LO8092

Rol Fessenden (76234.3636@CompuServe.COM)
25 Jun 96 08:33:12 EDT

Replying to LO8065 --

If asks an interesting question. What can we do to create systemic change
when there is not enough time?

I am guessing what he means is that there are slow ways to make change
happen and fast ways, and he is wondering what are the fast ones. He gave
the example of dynamiting the headquarters to get the message across that
there was change in the air.

In the US, the FAA is considering mandating a change in its mission from
promoting air lines AND controlling air line safety to a simpler mission
of just controlling safety. Eliminate the need for trade-offs.

Many people will say the reorganizations do not work, but I have seen them
work very well when targeted at a specific outcome. It is effective when
one can create a new department whose responsibility is to focus on the
desired outcome with minimal need for trade-offs.

The alternative to these approaches is one of educating an organization
and 'selling' or 'getting buy-in' or whatever you want to call it. That
can take a long time, and in reasonably complex environments, it may never
happen.

Based on this very narrow survey, it would appear that creating tighter
focus -- someone else offered creating crisis -- would appear to work
faster than some alternatives.

My question in all of this is to wonder if these approaches are less
effective than something more along the lines of LO. I am not sure they
are.

What are other thoughts?

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Rol Fessenden LL Bean, Inc. 76234.3636@compuserve.com

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