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Organizational Ecosystems

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A 10 Question Litmus Test for Membership Organizations

In 30 seconds or less you should be able to: 1. Find your current “active” membership count. 2. Know how many new members have joined in the last 30 days. 3. Be able to find anyone in your database if they call you on the phone – by last name, first name, custom attribute, etc. [...]

A Structured Model of Organizational Knowledge Dynamics

Introduction It is widely accepted that business environments are more competitive, complex and dynamic than ever before. Capitalist competition, coupled with ever faster and simplified access to information, causes products, services and processes to have shorter life cycles. This phenomenon is the result of a double and converging movement: of the process of globalization and [...]

Achieving Organizational Clarity

There’s a lot to be said for clarity and simplicity. When business leaders make short, clear statements about their ideal customers, core strengths, desired future, and action plans, they eliminate confusion and anxiety throughout the ranks. They exude confidence and as a result, uncertainty is replaced with resilience and creativity. In fact, some would say, [...]

Achieving Organizational Effectiveness

Organizational effectiveness is the concept of how effective an organization is in achieving the outcomes the organization intends to produce” (Wikipedia), and Finance professionals will put numbers together that will help you measure results against goals on an annual basis. But if the organization considers only financial metrics such as revenue and profit without being [...]

Activities for Organizational Skills

A lack of organizational skills makes it difficult to reach goals. work (over)flow image by Scott Williams from Fotolia.com Management skills are necessary for any team leader or individual. Management skills are the foundation for keeping schedules realistic and doable and making sure priority responsibilities are accounted for. Organizational skills are one of the primary [...]

Adaptive Leadership and Organizational Strategy

One of the most needed working components in strategic planning is effective leadership. This scholarly article supports adaptive leadership and organizational strategy as focal points for preliminary strategic planning in the business community. Adaptive Leadership: Change in business is constant because new technologies develop, new information become available, and people change as customers with product [...]

Aligning Employee Values to Organizational Objectives How Some Management Theories Cannot be Applied in the 21st Century – A Review

What aremotivational and behavioral control in an organization?-Behavioral control refers to the mechanisms through which management attempts to influence the means to achieve desired ends, with a focus on behavior and or activities rather than on the end results.- (Jaworski, 1998, as cited in Dewettinck & Buyens, 2006 p. 1).Dewettinck & Buyens, emphasize that behavioral [...]

Alternative Organizational Structures

Successful businesses pair the most beneficial organizational structure to their personnel, divisions and communication framework. A tightly paired organizational structure can enhance productivity, ensure dissemination of important information and can allow for the free flow of ideas and business enhancing activities. Depending on your business needs, an alternative organizational structure could improve and enhance your [...]

An Under-Used Organizational Trick Use Your Vertical Spaces To Their Fullest

Using vertical space is almost always a great idea because it reduces the need for horizontal surfaces, which are clutter magnets. Plus, the smaller the horizontal footprint, the less cluttered a space tends to feel — and be. People don’t always think of, or take advantage of, the great resource that they have at their [...]