To continue with the changing role of managers… In TRADITIONAL organizations managers coordinate and tell their subordinates what the company wants and how to do it right the first time. In an ENTREPRENEURIAL organization managers need to troubleshoot and facilitate between entrepreneurial employees, other stakeholders, production equipment and corporate systems. WHY… the increasing use of… Continue reading »
Jul
10
MORE STEPS FOR SETTING UP A LEARNING ORGANIZATION – TWO
The only way to improve is to learn and as continuos learning is an imperative, what other steps do we need (according ‘mostly’ to Mitch McCrimmon) to create organizations that learn? To continue… 5. Form learning partnerships with suppliers, distributors, and customers – set up feedback mechanisms such as focus groups, R&D joint ventures and… Continue reading »
Jul
09
STEPS FOR SETTING UP A LEARNING ORGANIZATION – ONE
Remembering that the only way to improve is to learn and the only proof of learning is a change in behaviour, how can we create organizations that learn and more importantly change? 1. Budget, time, money and manpower to achieve both individual and organizational learning – ensure management and ALL employees see learning as a… Continue reading »
Jun
24
If entrepreneurial organizations need to be learning organizations (and they do)…
What do learning organizations look like? ‘Management encourages a culture of exploration and risk taking and seeks ways to expose staff to new ideas and perspectives’; ‘A market action oriented philosophy drives company leaders and staff and there is a shared belief that he only reason a company has to exist is to serve a… Continue reading »





