One of the useful aspects of a machine†is that it usually has a way to turn it on or off, and some more or less relatively easy controls to
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August 15, 2017Organizational defense concerns
August 15, 2017One of the useful aspects of a machine†is that it usually has a way to turn it on or off, and some more or less relatively easy controls to
One of the useful aspects of a machine†is that it usually has a way to turn it on or off, and some more or less relatively easy controls to make it behave. When we think about an organization as a machine, it’s not so easy to visualize what the switches†might be.
1. If you’re thinking about your organizationor any organizationas a machine, what features of it might be considered as the equivalent of the control switches?
2. In other words, how do its managers tune its performance†to make it behave like a good smoothly-functioning machine?
3. What are the levers†that get pulled to keep the components working together?
4. And does thinking about such organizational controls as switches†or levers†help you understand how they’re being used, or does it just confuse the issue?
