Tagged with: Creativity • mental-models • metaphores • organizational structure • Rerun • Workforce
Times are hectic. It seems that old laws are not valid anymore.
Things. Have. Changed.
If the “old ways” have brought us into trouble, perhaps we should step outside of our little boxes, and have a fresh perspective on our projects. I hope to spark some creative ideas by pointing you to these past articles on Project Shrink:
Lessons From The Pond For The Project Workforce
“As projects start and end within organizations the demand for employees fluctuates. It seems that in certain times the workforce is just too small to handle all tasks, and in slow times many employees are doing nothing. With change and with projects come the tidal movement of need of labor force. Most projects will be done in times of change, when economic forces are up or down. Times of stability don’t call for much projects.”
Stratification: Organizational Structures In A Pond
“In this posting we will introduce a view on organizational structures using The Fish Pond. It provides an alternative perspective in answering the question whether we should have flat organizations, pyramidal organizations or something in between. We will use the process of pond stratification as illustration. ”
Indirect Control By Just Looking
“Employees live in complex organizations, Complexity imposes unpredictability of the future and only a turbid picture of the future may be sensed. The direct control of the employees will stress them and the employees will act and not behave normally. If a manager wants to see the real behavior he has to do it indirectly and from a distance. He has to observe behaviors at different times and see the collective behavior of employees without direct interferences.”
