Organizational learning

I think that your leadership experiences based on tribes and cultural beliefs are unique and authentic. Most of us born in the United States will never experience such of positive organizational behavior because we are structural. The CEO of the company I work for promotes POB, but as you mention in the post most of us do not attend those meetings. My husband refers to it as mandatory fun; he is in the Navy, and he orders his Sailors…

editing. Next in line is my boss, who is the CEO’s personal assistant. Following her would be my position as an intern, shared with another intern on occasion, but even the interns are given different roles based on what they are most interested in learning.…

A Positive Attitude During Conflict How can a positive attitude affect conflict? Positive attitudes throughout conflict can benefit the people and the outcome of the conflict. A positive attitude is gained when there is no negativity in a person's thoughts, actions or beliefs. There are many events and sources that show how positivity has effected conflict, and how positivity is the best response towards conflict. Positivity has benefited the situations of many real life people and heroes and…

Organizational Structure It takes a keen leadership team, vigilant financial management, and constant evaluation and re-evaluation to keep an organization like the WVHFC ever ready to fulfill its mission. Operating effectively and efficiently is a priority J. Morgan Leach, executive director and co-founder of the WVHFC, emphasizes this ethos daily to his team. WVHFC is a small organization composed of five employees working within three departments. The departments consist of regulatory…

the results we get whether good or bad, so it is imperative that organizations properly create readiness for change amongst everyone involved in order to minimize the risk of resistance to change. I chose the article, “Creating Readiness for Organizational Change” written by Achilles Armenakis and a panel of other authors to demonstrate how an organization can effectively create readiness for change and also to help me gain a better understanding of the process involved because the organization…

Introduction What is change? Webster’s defines change as to become different or to make someone or something different. People change what they do less because they are given analysis that shifts their thinking than because they are shown a truth that influences their feelings (Kotter and Cohen, introduction). The Heart of Change incorporates an eight step by step process to implement effective change in the workplace to make them more successful. The flow this: Push urgency up, put…

How do people react to conflict? Depending on the situation everyone will react differently to different situations. LIke if it is a negative conflict people will react badly. On the other hand though if it is positive conflict people are more likely to react positively. One example of a negative/positive conflict is okonkwo and his desire to be better than his dad. This is positive because he has goals. He doesn’t give up when conflicts arise in his acts to be better. This is also negative in…

Your organization is constantly experiencing change. Whether caused by new technology implementations, process updates, compliance initiatives, reorganization, or customer service improvements, change is constant and necessary for growth and profitability. A consistent change management process will aid in minimizing the impact it has on your organization and staff. Below you will find 8 essential steps to ensure your change initiative is successful. 1. Identify What Will Be Improved Since…

In their article, “Organizational Development in a Law Enforcement Environment,” French and Stewart identify that law enforcement agencies have a difficult task of making organizational changes. This is due to the fact that within the chain of command, the power is at the top as in a Chief of Police (2001). In addition, the nature and diversity of the work makes it difficult to make organizational changes. In this article, the task of organizational development was reviewed within the Florida…

Strategy for success in managing change is a key component that requires critical thinking, planning, and flexibility. A change management plan has to have a roadmap of milestones and goals along the way. The ultimate finish line has to be clearly communicated to all stakeholders that are impacted and that plan for change to achieve that goal is clearly and constantly communicated along the way. The leadership has to embrace the change first before any others in the organization will act on it.…