> Return of Authoritarian Culture LO11143
> So, what fills this void? What makes people all march to the same
> drummer? The first answer is NOTHING. But if we can find any semblance
> of direction, then how can we demonstrate that direction, how can we
> assure ourselves and those who fund us (corporate or otherwise) that
> there is a direction that we can approve of, that aligns with our promises,
> that actually does something in concedrt with others working on the same
> problem at a distant location?
>
> I would love to hear what works for others.
Rol,
One solution worthy of investigation is presented by Steve Haeckel of IBM.
In an article entitled "Adaptive Enterprise Design" , Planning Review,
May/June 1995 Vol 23,no 3 Steve presents his thesis that we have gone from
a COMMAND AND CONTROL to a COMMUNICATE AND HOPE management strategy. He
proposes a CONTEXT AND COORDINATION strategy that encorporates a model of
negotiated agreements and accountabilities that enables the creation of a
modular organization designed to respond to change.
Bill Fulkerson
Deere & Company, Technology Integration
wf28155@deere.com
--Bill Fulkerson <fulkerson_william_f@90.deere.com>
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