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Exploring #Humanize: The Trellis

Jamie Notter

Of course bringing these elements into your organization is not going to be a simple task. Instead, you’ll have to tackle the issue of organizational change, and that means specific work at three different levels in your organization: culture, process, and behavior. Previous post: Exploring #Humanize: A Collision Course.

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Exploring #Humanize: Trustworthy

Jamie Notter

At the level of process and structure, trustworthy organizations are all about supporting more truth. I’ve been writing about truth for a few years now, and if you want more truth, then you need to pay attention to process. Pay attention to how your processes enable healthy conflict. December 2006 (10).

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Exploring #Humanize: Generative

Jamie Notter

As in the other chapters, we break it down in terms of culture, process, and behavior. ” Generative organizations will also fine tune their processes to maximize collaboration. All the details, of course, are in the book. December 2006 (10). November 2006 (9). October 2006 (8). September 2006 (10).

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Want Innovation? Look at Management

Jamie Notter

” He’s right, of course. We are absolutely fine using strategic planning processes that were developed in the 1930s and perfected in the 1950s and 60s. Where’s the tweet that says “Ah [my association], I know FIVE budgeting processes that work better than this one?” December 2006 (10).

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Exploring #Humanize: Open

Jamie Notter

Well our trellis, as I indicated in the last post , always looks at the three levels of culture, process, and behavior. Open processes embody systems thinking. All the details, of course, are in the book. December 2006 (10). November 2006 (9). October 2006 (8). September 2006 (10). August 2006 (12).

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Biggest Problem with Conflict: It Prevents Action

Jamie Notter

I, of course, think conflict resolution training is good for everyone, but it’s my field so I’m biased. Conflict also needs to be addressed at the process level if you want your processes to deliver more truth in your organization, which is a part of becoming more Trustworthy as an organization. December 2006 (10).

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Making Silos Work

Jamie Notter

Open organizations embrace systems thinking when they design their structure and processes. If the conversation requires more time, we continue it outside of the “coffee space” throughout the course of our day — in the hallways, on our employee online community, at lunch, etc.) December 2006 (10). May 2006 (9).