To get a glimpse into the network design of the future, Sue Mohrman and Chris Worley shared a framework and case examples from our research on “Organizing for Sustainability.” Guest Speaker: Sally Breyley Parker, President, Currere, Inc.
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Effective Talent Management
Edward E. Lawler III (CEO) and Christopher G. Worley (CEO) share that sustainability initiatives and corporate social responsibility programs are a possible first step toward developing organizations that are able to perform well financially, socially, and environmentally, what we like to call sustainable effectiveness.
A Suggestion for Creating Effective Sustainable Organizations: Get Rid of Job Descriptions
Edward E. Lawler III (CEO) and Christopher G. Worley (CEO) argue that despite their widespread uses, job descriptions frequently are more dysfunctional than helpful, even in traditional bureaucratic organizations.
Sustainability Initiatives are not the Answer: A New Approach to Management is Needed
Edward E. Lawler III (CEO) and Christopher G.Worley (CEO) share that sustainability has become a major issue for most large corporations. Willingly or grudgingly, organizations are accepting responsibility for the impact that they have on the natural environment, the people they employ and the societies they operate in.
Models & Choices for Shared Functions & Services, 4/11/2011
Chris Worley and Sue Mohrman talk about Models and Choices for Shared Functions and Services. They provide models and company examples of how to design shared functions, services and Centers of Excellence.
Management Reset: Organizing for Sustainable Effectiveness
In Management Reset, Ed Lawler and Chris Worley, the authors of the best-selling book Built to Change offer a next-step resource for any organization that wants to thrive in our difficult economic environment.
Nine Principles for Sustainable Talent Management
Talent management is arguably the single most important HR activity in a sustainable management organization (SMO).This article by Edward E. Lawler III (CEO) and Christopher G. Worley (CEO) describes nine principles and practices that should drive the way talent is managed in SMOs.
Creating Sustainable-Effective Businesses
Edward E. Lawler III (CEO) and Christopher G. Worley (CEO) talk about necessary steps and give example of companies making themselves into sustainably effective organizations.
Beyond Change Management: From Traditional Phase Models to More Robust Models of Transformation Amidst Chaos, 2/7/2011
Chris Worley and Sue Mohrman highlighted the characteristics of more advanced models of continuous change and transformation suitable in today’s complex and dynamic environments. They noted that many organizations faced with overlapping cycles of changes that may or may not be nicely integrated in a neat and tidy model and that cannot be fully aligned, and also that an organization’s resilience is based on creating and preserving diversity in talent, strategies, and systems.
Loblaw Sustainable Seafood Initiative
Barbara Steele (Strategic Partnerships) and Christopher G. Worley (CEO) Loblaw Companies Limited (Loblaw) is a Canadian chain of food supermarkets, the largest retailer of grocery and household products in the country
Building a Collaboration Capability for Sustainability: How Gap Inc. is Creating and Leveraging a Strategic Asset
Christopher G. Worley (CEO), Ann E. Feyerherm (Pepperdine University), and Darryl Knudsen (Gap Inc.) share how organizations are being challenged to find socially acceptable and ecologically proactive solutions while fulfilling economic expectations.
The Organizational Sustainability Journey: Introduction to the Special Issue
Susan A. Mohrman (CEO) and Christopher G. Worley (CEO) share how sustainability has become a prominent topic in the popular press, corporate boardrooms, political arenas, and academia. Conversations and debates about what it is, why it is important, what should be done about it, and how quickly we should act are pervasive.