From the student leadership of our organizational consulting group on campus--Comm 455.
Below are their comments on the key disciplines that work together to create organizational effectiveness.
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We did Change Management using the OCI (Organizational Culture Inventory)
22 comments:
This will be very interesting. We have been requested to start a blog and I have never even liked Instant Messaging. However, I think this will expand our horizons and help us be more versatile with the internet. I know that by learning additional skills, we will be more useful in the Lord's hands. We will also become a more valuable commodity for any company that hires us. Also, if all goes well, we will have some great experience leaving school from BYUI then many others can ever expect. We are a truly blessed institution and we should always remain grateful. In our endeavors out in the real world, when we have success, we should always remember the warning from Elder Bednar and also President Clark, "beware of pride." I know we can bless many lives and I hope everyone understands the need to participate and give advice in class. We will grow only as much as we want to.
My new blog is at:
expandinghorizon.blogspot.com
Give me some feedback. Thanks
Luis
I am realizing how critical it is to collaborate using the web. I have felt during the past year that I am franticly trying to learn as fast as I can, especially in the area of technology. I find it very comforting to see that same attitude at the University. They are trying to build a framework to allow continual innovation for students and faculty. I believe putting more and more computers in the hands of students is going to be a huge part of this push.
I'm excited to participate in this class where we can test the waters of enhanced learning.
My blog is:
http://web.mac.com/travisball/iWeb/Site%202/About%20Me.html
On Friday we again got into our matrix and chose new internal leaders of our organization. It is really important for an organizational consulting firm to be as organized as possible before they are able to “consult” any other organization. It is similar to how we talk in church settings about being an example to others, and the only way we can help someone else is to be on a level higher than them to pull them up. The 5 branches are indeed a very effective way to separate any organization and begin to work on the issues which reside in those areas of focus.
my blog is at http://benmjammin.blogspot.com/
I liked the concepts of the survey to get an idea of the things that can be worked on. I would like to reword them to fin the companies that we end up consulting for. Joseph
I found class very interesting, for one because you expand you range of things that you do. I am a person that does not in the liked going online and email or instant messaging but I am glad that we have the opportunity in the class to expand our range.
Kira Albarez
my blog is at http://kiraalbarez1984.blogspot.com/
I am new at this blog thing so give me some feedback
I think that all this technology stuff gives me a headache, but it is really neat that we can communicate with each other so quickly and efficiently. This was the first time that I have ever learned about a matrix as it relates to an organization. People, Capital, Technology, Market, and Organization are the five branches of the organizational effectiveness tree. I am the leader of the marketing section and am excited to learn what my responsibilities are.
My new Blog is: www.matthewkharris.blogspot.com
I do have to say that this blog stuff is very new to me. I am just barely starting to figure it out and class starts in 20 min. Since I just added this class I am kind of out of the loop on what exactly is going on so I hope all of you can help me get caught up!
my blog is at:
benjaminnewson.blogspot.com
this is pretty new and, but i am liking it.
I have a new blog: web.mac.com/leroyball - some said that they were not able to comment. That is now fixed. Enjoy.
Today in class we began with a scripture which explained that by small and simple things great things are brought to pass. It was discussed that the solution to the big problems lies in the small things. The little things that are frequently overlooked. I have heard it said about life that God is in the details.
With our client I am realizing that the solutions will be found in many small maybe even simple things. I am excited to work with technological change. Our client has made great efforts during the past year or so to provide mandates for laptops and has even provided resources of a very prestigious university. This client is on the cutting edge of technology as a resource for its clients. In addition this cutting edge can produce a lot of bleeding feelings for those involved. It will be a great experience for all of us to work with this client.
Feel free to comment on this blog. I apologize that it took me a while to learn to how to add comments. I also did my first podcast today about today’s class.
Organizational Effectiveness Matrix
Last week in class when we created this matrix in the classroom, some of us had to venture forth and try something we didn’t know anything about just to make sure every area was covered. I am a perfect example; how I ended up in the Change/Capital area beats me.
Despite some of us being weak in our assigned areas, there are strong, competent classmate-leaders heading up each row and column of the matrix.
I feel good about this matrix. I feel like all our bases are covered, and although we may be inexperienced as individuals, our synergistic potential as a whole is exciting. I have always been amazed by the ability of a group of committed students to create results greater than the sum of their individual efforts. I am confident that with enough time and guidance we can create significant deliverables to our client(s) this semester.
The Blog Assignment
My new blog is at www.cheyenneharris.blogspot.com.
Initially I was a little bitter about being assigned to start my own blog. Even though I have studied blogs and understand their impact on global industry, politics and communication, I didn’t feel like I need to get involved in the billions of people talking to themselves online.
But now that I’ve designed and started posting on my blog for class, I’m beginning to catch the vision in a small way. This could be a great outlet for communicating my experiences in school to other students and potential employers.
Hopefully this whole blogging experience will be a positive one for our class, and maybe we will even start some ripples in the giant, global conversations happening online.
In class my group was asked to discuss our client from the organizational perspective after having filled out the survey that Bro. Adams gave to us. The main things that we outlined were problems with directional communication; downward, lateral, and upward communication. Hopefully we as a class will be able to help our client better communicate on all the levels of it's organization thus improving it's overall efficiency.
In my organizational consulting class we discussed the needs for client A. My group focused on the people and their needs as employees. We found that overall most needs are met except training. The explanation of expectations and such needs improvement. We also discussed some aspects of what we think of a possible client.
Joseph
So far this consulting class has been very interesting. I like the insights and principles that Bro. Adams is always sharing with us. Consulting is a fascinating subject and we have so much to learn from each other. Even though I don’t know a whole lot about Capital and finance, talking about our client A in my group and coming up with possible conclusions about this area, made me think about consultants, when they have to go to a new organization with the responsibility to learn and become in a short period of time an “expert” in the area. Of course, this is not always the case, but consultants definitely need to learn a little bit of everything.
As my group - Capital - went over the questionnaire for our client - I realized how much of a jump they have on many different aspects of the 'financial world.' It is reassuring to know that there are organizations who are able to be ethical and productive in most aspects of the business world. I also realized the importance of understand financial terms. If we are to consult - we have to be able to speak the language of our clients. I suppose I feel lucky to have chosen a major where I learned some of the key points – so I am not wondering and struggling in the future.
Adhocracy - What is it – it is how Google operates. They take people from one location to another to better complete a project. Google Inc. has a community of where everyone progresses. They use the idea of core competency. For example say a person lives in texas and Google needs to solve an issue in Florida if the person can move to Florida to help out they will relocate them, and to maintain your job you must be constantly helping and be flexible.
The basic line of leadership is at the top:
CEO / General
V.P. / Partner
Junior Partner – Masters Degree – Usual Required
Sr. Manager – Masters Degree – Usual Required
Sr. Consultant – Masters Degree – Usually Required
Consultant - Basic
Analyst - Basic
Internship - Basic
“You can take people out of the slums, but you can’t take the slums out of the people.” However if you take the slum out of the people the slum will go away on its own.
Five Engines of Organizations
1. People
2. Organization
3. Market
4. Technology – Service
5. Capital
Within the five engines exist in 3 other categories;
1. Strategy
2. Opportunities
3. Change
Each category has a specific type of personality – because of this it is an adhocracy – this is why people are so diverse. This is why good strong companies like Google are powerful they use there resources from many people.
My New Blog is:
sagulledge.blogspot.com
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