Whole-scale change : unleashing the magic in organizations / Dannemiller Tyson Associates.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dannemiller Tyson Associates.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Organizational change.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (317 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco, Calif. : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, c2000.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Summary:

PEOPLE IN ORGANIZATIONs of all types-public and private, large and small-have for years had to wrestle with the formidable challenge of successfully planning and implementing changes in how they do business. Today, the demand for faster approaches is increasing across a broad spectrum of organizations in business and society, as they are faced daily with an array of change mandates-new business strategy development and deployment, merger and acquisition integration, work re-design, community organizing, and more. Traditional command and control structures and processes no longer enable and mob

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""CHAPTER 1 Discovering the Magic: What Is Whole-Scale?""; ""Introduction""; ""The Richmond Savings Story�1995""; ""The Roots of the Term Whole-Scale""; ""Unleashing the Power of the Microcosm""; ""Uniting Multiple Realities""; ""What Is it? A Journey or a Process?""; ""What Is Action Learning?""; ""Creating Paradigm Shifts: The DVF Formula""; ""Summary""; ""CHAPTER 2 Pointing the Way to the Magic""; ""A Story of Systems Thinking in the Community: The National Caucus and Center on Black Aged, Inc. (NCBA)""; ""The Convening Issues""

""Following the Star: A Whole System Journey""""Outcomes""; ""An Exploration of Systems Thinking""; ""The Star of Success�Six Keys to a Successful Journey""; ""A Whole Systems Perspective: The Shining Star""; ""Implications of the Star as a Diagnostic and Planning Tool""; ""A Story About Using the Star of Success to Point to the Magic: The SSO Story""; ""The Business Situation""; ""A Whole-Scale Intervention from the Star of Success Point of View""; ""Event Outcomes""; ""Results After One Year""; ""Summary""; ""CHAPTER 3 Building Momentum: Planning the Whole-Scale Project""

""Introduction""""Scoping the Project""; ""The Initial Meeting""; ""Engaging Leadership""; ""Assessing Readiness""; ""Timing""; ""DVF Formula""; ""Willingness to Work Participatively with Their Organizations""; ""Contracting""; ""Developing the Project Plan""; ""Statement of Work""; ""Project Structure""; ""Schedule and Key Milestones""; ""Project Resources""; ""Aligning and Developing Leadership""; ""Doing “Discovery� Work""; ""Building an Infrastructure to Enable Whole Systems Change""; ""The Leadership Team or Steering Committee""; ""Other Team Structures""; ""The Consultant""

""Summary""""The Need for a Strong Foundation""; ""Insights""; ""CHAPTER 4 Unleashing the Magic: Strategic Direction""; ""Introduction""; ""The Whole-Scale Approach to Crafting Strategic Direction""; ""Strategic Direction Development and Implementation Roadmap""; ""A Story About Developing Strategic Direction�The Vision Systems Company""; ""The Business Situation""; ""The Intervention""; ""The Results""; ""A Story About Applying Whole-Scale Approach to Strategic Thinking: Scenario Building""; ""The Business Situation""; ""The Intervention""; ""The Results""

""Systems Approach to Strategic Thinking""""Unique Features of Roles and Responsibilities for Strategic Direction Development""; ""The Leadership Team or Steering Committee""; ""The Core Team in Strategy Work""; ""The Consultant""; ""Summary""; ""CHAPTER 5 Co-Creating: Designing Organizations""; ""Introduction""; ""Whole-Scale: The Organization Design Application""; ""The Whole-Scale Organization Design Implementation Roadmap""; ""Unique Features of Infrastructures for Whole-Scale Organization Design Implementation Roadmap""; ""The Leadership Team or Steering Committee""; ""The Core Team""

""The Research or Implementation Planning Team""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613268716

9781283268714

128326871X

9781605098043

1605098043

OCLC:

751963540