Managing Organizational Renewal Managing Change What Do We
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Managing Organizational Renewal
Managing Change – What Do We Change? Strategic change – a company’s strategy, mission and vision p Cultural change – a company’s shared values and aims p Structural change – reorganization p Developmental change – people’s attitudes and skills p Technological change – work methods p
Cultural Change Five ways to achieve cultural changes: Make it clear to employees what you pay attention to, measure, & control React appropriately to critical incidents & organizational crises Deliberately role-model, teach & coach the values you want to emphasize Communicate priorities by how you allocate rewards & status HR procedures & criteria consistent with values you hold
Technological Change p p Technology is a powerful engine of change Creates change by modifying the work methods organizations use to do tasks Results in reengineering work process Must apply HR methods: n n Teamwork New job descriptions Boosting skill & knowledge levels More flexible work arrangements
Lewin’s Process Leading Change 3 steps n n n Unfreezing Moving Refreezing
Using Organizational Development Organizational development is a special approach to organizational change in which the employees themselves formulate the change that’s required and implement it, often with the assistance of a trained consultant
Four Distinguishing Characteristics of OD 1. 2. 3. 4. Action research Behavioral science knowledge Attitudes, values and beliefs Changes organization in a direction
Using OD to Increase Productivity p Technostructural interventions p HR management applications use action research p Strategic applications harmonize
Creating Team Based Organizations p 82% of U. S. Companies use teams to perform some tasks p Self-directed teams have several distinguishing characteristics: n n n Perform naturally interdependent tasks Use consensus decision making Team’s members perform enriched jobs Teams are also highly trained Employers empower the teams & individual members
Entrepreneurs + HR Empowerment p Employee empowerment works well in cases that directly involve employees p Team investigates which retirement vehicle to use & has responsibility to switch to it p Empowerment requires right employee and correct training
How to Build Productive Teams p p p p Establish demanding performance standards Select members for attitudes and skills Train leaders to “coach, ” not “boss” Use positive feedback Select those who like teamwork Train, train, and train some more Cross-train for flexibility
Employee Involvement Programs p An employee involvement program, a team activity, is any formal program that lets employees participate in formulating important work decisions or in supervising their own work activities p Managers rank them as great productivity boosters
How to Create a Culture of Involvement & Participation Educate all regarding business plans p Devote resources to build the necessary HR systems p Involve unions as partners p Involve in designing and implementing new systems p Train in new technologies p
How to Create a Culture of Involvement & Participation Promote employees’ continuous communication p Involve employees in assessing effects of new technology p p Use telecommunications
Business Process Reengineering (BPR) “The fundamental rethinking and radical redesign of business processes to achieve dramatic improvements in critical, contemporary measures of performance such as cost, quality, service, and speed. ” … Quote by experts Michael Hammer & James Champy “Why do we do what we do? ” “Why do we do it the way we do? ”
Steps in BPR Several jobs combined into 1 Workers make more decisions Reduce checks, controls to boost efficiency “Case manager” approach
HR’s Role in Reengineering Process Help build commitment p Promote team building p Redesign compensation p Redesign the work itself p Create empowered jobs p
Flexible Work Arrangements p Organizational renewal does not require massive change p Flextime allows workers to build their day around core midday hours p Compressed workweeks offer longer workdays but fewer of them
Flexi – timing
How to Make Flextime Successful Use supervisory indoctrination programs p Most successful with clerical, professional, & managerial jobs p Most flexible programs are successful p Use a project director p A pilot program may be needed p
More Flexibility p Job sharing – two or more people share a single full time job p Work sharing – a temporary group workhour reduction during economic slowdowns p Work from home or telecommuting – using the internet to “phone in” your work
Telecommuting p You can’t be a hermit when you telecommute w Its all about staying connected & in touch by using PC’s & laptops, text pagers, cell phones, e-mail, voice & fax messages, & PDA’s
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