It’s the system, stupid: OD in the 21st century
Posted by Dr Anne Marie McEwan in Strategy on Tue, 26/05/2009 - 09:22
Workplaces are more distributed as ‘anytime, anywhere’ working becomes the norm for many people. Large enterprises fragmenting into eco-systems are simultaneously shifting their centres of gravity to other parts of the world.
We live in a distributed, connected and increasingly online world, where competition from clever, and cost-effective, talented people is not going away. If they are to survive this hyper-competition, enterprises really need to value and harness people’s knowledge to stay in the game, creating physical and online work environments that let people collaborate and learn together.
- Anytime, anywhere working is changing business environments
- Enterprises need to value and harness people’s knowledge
- The design of structures, processes and management systems is linked to high performance
- Up-skilling top teams and entire workforces for 21st century conditions is urgent
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