Coordination of Action
Narrative Translation as a Function of Management
02.21.05 22:08
A critical role played by management in an
effective organization is that of narrative
translator. At one end of the employee spectrum
you have the individual contributors, those
employees that actually fulfill the promises of
the organization to deliver goods and services.
At the other end, you find the executives, the
President, the CEO, or within a division or
location, the Vice President. These are the
individuals that create and define the promises
that the organization makes, and wrap them up in
a story that defines the organization...
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The Distinctions of Role and Job in the Narrative of Work
02.17.05 22:06
There are situations we have observed where
employees cannot embrace the narrative of the
business because they confuse the distinctions of
role and job...
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Random Observations on the Ontology of Coordination Enablers
03.07.96 21:57
We have written regarding the effectiveness of
coordination enablers.
"Our assessment methodology evaluates your organization against a set of Coordination Enablers that reflect the shared concerns that must exist to allow the coordination of action within organizations...
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"Our assessment methodology evaluates your organization against a set of Coordination Enablers that reflect the shared concerns that must exist to allow the coordination of action within organizations...
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