The corporate lattice : achieving high performance in the changing world of work / Cathleen Benko, Molly Anderson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Benko, Cathleen, 1958- author.

Anderson, Molly, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Organizational effectiveness.

Manpower planning.

Employee motivation.

Career development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (152 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First eBook edition.

Place of Publication:

Boston, Massachusetts : Harvard Business Press, 2010.

Summary:

The workplace isnt what it used to be-and neither is the workforce.Todays companies have fewer hierarchical layers. The nature of work is also more virtual, collaborative, and transparent than at any previous time. Information flows move every which way, shifting from top-down to all-in. And the workforce is forever altered too. Sweeping changes in expectations across backgrounds, experiences, generations, and gender are challenging long-held, inflexible beliefs of the relationship between work and life-and the very meaning of success.These transformations, observe Cathy Benko and Molly Anderson, are also upending the ways people advance along their career paths. Careers zig and zag. Work is what you do, not where you go. The traditional corporate ladder, firmly rooted in the industrial era, proffers a one-size-fits-all view of the world of work. In this book, the authors argue convincingly that a lattice model is better suited for todays global business environment. The Corporate Lattice provides a framework to scale options for how careers are built, how work is done, and how participation is fostered. The corporate lattice model offers leaders a strategic approach to making the most of the shifting landscape by:• Recognizing that there is no longer a universal view of success but rather a multiplicity of ways to grow and contribute. • Challenging traditional models that pit high performance and career-life fit as opposing forces. • Providing a cost-effective, systematic method to deliver more individualized and engaging work experiences.Offering much more than theory, the authors illustrate the lattice model using rich, in-depth case studies of exemplars including Cisco, Deloitte LLP, and Thomson Reuters. They also explore the changing role each individual plays in directing his or her own lattice journey.As businesses are challenged to scale economies of innovation and flexibility, investing for the future using yesteryears corporate ladder blueprint is futile. The Corporate Lattice teaches organizations how to adapt to the changing world and reveals why lattice organizations are both more productive-and profitable.

Contents:

The corporate lattice

The changing world of work

Lattice ways to build careers

Lattice ways to work

Lattice ways to participate

Lattice journeys

The individual's guide to the shifting landscape.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781422161784

1422161781