Corporate University: A Systems Thinking Situating Senior Leader Assessment and Development in Context to Enhance Organizational Viability

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 669-676 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lihui Zhang ◽  
Kathleen Boies
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Development ◽  
Systems Thinking ◽  
Integrated System ◽  
Pivotal Role ◽  
Corporate University ◽  
Senior Leaders ◽  
Senior Leader ◽  
Organization Level ◽  
Or Organization ◽  
State Of The Science

Reynolds, McCauley, Tsacoumis, and the Jeanneret Symposium Participants (2018) present outcomes of the 2-day Jeanneret Symposium describing the state of the science and practice related to the assessment and development of senior leaders. They call for cross-disciplinary and/or organization-level research that examines “how organizations mature their assessment and development practices toward an integrated system embedded in a development culture” (p. 646). The purpose of this commentary is to answer this call and add to their work by proposing a systems thinking framework of organizational development where a corporate university plays a pivotal role.

Business: Conceptualizations of Organizational Change Viewed Through the Lens of Power: A Tutorial for the Speech-Language Pathologist/Audiologist Administrator

2011 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-17
Author(s):  
Patrick R. Walden
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Change ◽  
Health Care Organizations ◽  
Social Power ◽  
Social Systems ◽  
Front Line ◽  
Organization Level ◽  
Speech Language Pathologist ◽  
Constant State ◽  
Theories Of Change ◽  
Or Organization

Both educational and health care organizations are in a constant state of change, whether triggered by national, regional, local, or organization-level policy. The speech-language pathologist/audiologist-administrator who aids in the planning and implementation of these changes, however, may not be familiar with the expansive literature on change in organizations. Further, how organizational change is planned and implemented is likely affected by leaders' and administrators' personal conceptualizations of social power, which may affect how front line clinicians experience organizational change processes. The purpose of this article, therefore, is to introduce the speech-language pathologist/audiologist-administrator to a research-based classification system for theories of change and to review the concept of power in social systems. Two prominent approaches to change in organizations are reviewed and then discussed as they relate to one another as well as to social conceptualizations of power.

Consultants

2020 ◽  
pp. 196-200
Author(s):  
Scott Tannenbaum ◽  
Eduardo Salas
Keyword(s):  
Human Resource ◽  
Organization Development ◽  
Team Leader ◽  
Business Partner ◽  
Learning And Development ◽  
Senior Leader ◽  
External Consultants ◽  
Partner Organization ◽  
Or Organization

Consultants are often asked to help boost teamwork and collaboration. This chapter is written for internal consultants, for example, people in a human resource business partner, organization development, learning and development, or quality role, as well as external consultants who supports teams across different organizations. Consultants can be called upon to help a struggling team, to coach a team leader, or to advise a senior leader on how to promote greater collaboration throughout a unit or organization. To address any of these needs, it helps to understand what really drives teamwork. This chapter offers 10 tips for applying the science of teamwork as a consultant.

scholarly journals Organizational Posttraumatic Growth: Thriving After Adversity

2020 ◽  
pp. 002188632093111
Author(s):  
Benjamin N. Alexander ◽  
Bruce E. Greenbaum ◽  
Abraham B. (Rami) Shani ◽  
Yoram Mitki ◽  
Arik Horesh
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Change ◽  
Posttraumatic Growth ◽  
Traumatic Events ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Trauma Research ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Senior Leader ◽  
Organization Level ◽  
Organizational Trauma

This research explores organizational trauma and the phenomenon of organizational posttraumatic growth (OPTG). Many organizations experience traumatic events, events that disrupt core organizational activities. While some affected organizations never recover their prior level of well-being, others surpass their pretrauma state. This research explores this phenomenon by examining how one organization, which was traumatized by a substantial theft committed by a senior leader, emerged transformed and stronger. In the exploration of this intriguing phenomenon, we extend individual-level trauma research to the organization level to address how OPTG occurs. We draw on these findings to chart paths for future research on OPTG and organizational change and consider their implications for development and change practitioners in organizations experiencing trauma.

scholarly journals Toxic Leadership in the Military

10.28945/4577 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 065-079
Author(s):  
Anthony L Hinen
Keyword(s):  
Viable Alternative ◽  
Leader Behaviors ◽  
Toxic Leadership ◽  
Senior Leaders ◽  
Senior Leader ◽  
Emotional Quotient ◽  
Toxic Environment ◽  
Mitigation Techniques ◽  
The Military ◽  
Over 40 Years

In over 40 years in the workplace, I have witnessed creativity and communication stifled because of toxic leadership. Though my experience was in the military and my research was with the military, my goal is to better understand toxic leadership to inform potential mitigation techniques that are applicable to both business and military environments. Toxic leaders tend to draw conclusions hastily without thinking about viable alternative conclusions. They tend to weave a negative story out of the facts known to them and not appreciate that there is information or facts they do not know. My research suggests toxic leadership exists because senior leaders, those leaders above the toxic leader, allow it to exist, either unwittingly or knowingly. Furthermore, non-toxic leaders can create toxic environments by their inaction or inability to make timely decisions. That inaction allows problems to develop, then fester and ultimately, creates a toxic environment. Also, non-toxic leaders can create toxic environments by not dealing with incompetent subordinates, like the senior leader who allows a toxic leader to continue to act out toxic behaviors. Incompetent subordinates generate problems that can contribute to a toxic environment due to their technical shortcomings or low EQ (emotional quotient). The most effective mitigation is confronting and reporting toxic leader behaviors when they occur.

scholarly journals PEMODELAN APLIKASI MOBILE PELAYANAN PUBLIK DESA (SMART VILLAGE) BERBASIS CLOUD COMPUTING

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-95
Author(s):  
Rabby Nazli
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Data Storage ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Integrated System ◽  
To Come ◽  
Or Organization ◽  
Integrated Media ◽  
The Village ◽  
Storage Place

Public service is a necessity that can not be negotiated in improving the quality of service every time, every agency or organization that provides public services certainly wants to provide the best service to everyone it serves. At present public services in the village Beringin Taluk Kec. Kuantan Tengah District Kuantan Singingi has done very well but there are some obstacles in terms of public services such as the absence of a safe data storage place so that data is easily lost and damaged. There is no integration between BUMDes in the village so that information cannot be reviewed periodically. There is no integrated media of information or complaints, so people need to come directly to the village office to find information and provide complaints. Modeling an application for cloud computing-based public services has contributed to increasing the achievement of the goals of a village to get to a smart village with an integrated system and facilitate the community to access all needs in terms of information and services.

scholarly journals Redesigning the Senior Leader Engagement Program of the United States Africa Command

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-30
Author(s):  
Matthew Dabkowski ◽  
Hailey Conger ◽  
Collin Cooley ◽  
Sarah Juhn ◽  
Devon Richter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ad Hoc ◽  
The United States ◽  
Decision Analysis Model ◽  
Strategic Partnerships ◽  
Analysis Model ◽  
Senior Leaders ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Stakeholder Values ◽  
Senior Leader ◽  
Future Evaluation

AFRICOM conducts hundreds of senior leader engagements (SLEs) each year throughout the African continent in order to create strategic partnerships and military relationships that preserve American interests abroad. While AFRICOM has been planning and executing these engagements since the inception of the organization in 2008, it lacks a well-defined method to systemize its SLE process. As a result, SLE development is largely ad hoc, potentially decreasing the strategic effectiveness of the engagements and increasing their cost. This paper delineates a decision-making framework to redesign and enhance AFRICOM’s SLE program. In particular, it posits a multiple objective decision analysis model that quantifies key stakeholder values and develops several alternatives for future evaluation. Of note, potential solutions imagine a more expansive system where subsets of Senior Leaders (SLs) are assigned to clusters of African countries based on the SLs’ similarity to countries within each cluster, providing a basis for relationship ownership and mutual trust.

Affluence boosted intelligence? How the interaction between cognition and environment may have produced an eighteenth-century Flynn effect during the Industrial Revolution

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Max van der Linden ◽  
Denny Borsboom
Keyword(s):  
Eighteenth Century ◽  
Dynamical Systems ◽  
Systems Thinking ◽  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Pivotal Role ◽  
Flynn Effect

Abstract Cognition played a pivotal role in the acceleration of technological innovation during the Industrial Revolution. Growing affluence may have provided favourable environmental conditions for a boost in cognition, enabling individuals to tackle more complex (industrial) problems. Dynamical systems thinking may provide useful tools to describe sudden transitions like the Industrial Revolution, by modelling the recursive feedback between psychology and environment.

Continuous Technological Improvement Using Systems Engineering Principles to Achieve Sustainability

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-25
Author(s):  
Brian J. Galli
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Complex Systems ◽  
Organizational Development ◽  
Systems Thinking ◽  
Systems Engineering ◽  
Chemical Production ◽  
Oriented Growth ◽  
Related Literature ◽  
Technological Improvement ◽  
Technological Improvements

The design of a continuous plan would benefit society, as seen in systems engineering. To understand complex systems and to uphold the principles of stability, systems engineering has shown that it is a discipline of great importance. The principle of continuous technological improvement has augmented this idea, as the quality improvement of the design to meet inherent objectives would be the focus. This study aims to present the necessity of continuous technological improvement through systems engineering principles for socioeconomic and community-oriented growth. Thus, the context that would tackle global concerns and facilitate humanity's growth toward knowledge would be the application of technology. The context at hand, the design of systems thinking, and the overall approach taken to promote deeper perspectives has been illustrated in various literature. Healthcare, chemical production and organizational development are various fields of distinction that have shown evidence from the investigation into related literature. To streamline quality, as well as to maintain high quantities of production, all employed systems engineering have focused on technological improvements. In the field of industrial engineering, for a stable industry in which the system operates, this line of thinking is crucial.

Let’s Get Certified

2011 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marian Altman
Keyword(s):  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Nurse Leaders ◽  
Pivotal Role ◽  
Test Taking ◽  
Career Growth ◽  
Or Organization ◽  
Nursing Certification

Certification benefits nurses, patients and their families, and hospitals. Nurses become certified for various reasons: personal challenge; self-improvement; advancement of knowledge and education; demonstration of mastery of skills, knowledge, and abilities; and commitment to lifelong learning and career growth. However, there are also barriers to certification. Fear of test taking or failure and lack of resources or organization recognition are reasons many nurses cite for not becoming certified. Nurse leaders play a pivotal role in supporting nurses to obtain and maintain specialty nursing certification. Nurse leaders may promote certification, support nurses who are on their certification journey, and reward and recognize those staff that become certified. This article will share practices to increase the number of specialty certified nurses in your unit or organization.

Probing Into the Journey of Appreciative Inquiry Towards Organizational Development

2020 ◽  
pp. 194-207
Author(s):  
Gursimranjit Singh ◽  
Sheetal ◽  
Komalpreet Kaur
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Base ◽  
Organizational Development ◽  
Appreciative Inquiry ◽  
Team Building ◽  
Simple Assumption ◽  
The Past ◽  
Or Organization ◽  
Positive Environment

The simple assumption of appreciate inquiry is that organizations all around the globe have something that works well, which becomes their point of initiation for generating positive vibration. Appreciate inquiry promotes learning, innovation, and understanding in organization arrangement and process. Appreciate inquiry refers to finding a holistic knowledge base, team building actions designed to achieve the vision of the organization and society as a whole, and appreciating is an art of valuing those elements that generates a positive environment in a group or organization. The process involved in AI includes storytelling and interviewing to dig the best of the past and discovering what one wants.

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