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Exploring the Interface of Organization Design & Work System Design – Creating Sustainably Effective Organizations, 7/17/2012

Jul 17, 2012 | Organizational Effectiveness, Sustainability

Sue Mohrman and Chris Worley examine the relationship and the full system of capabilities required to create a sustainably effective organization. Both work system design and organization design are needed and must be orchestrated in order to align the resources and activities of the organization with strategy, and to ensure that valued high quality services and products are reliably and affordably delivered to the customer.

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Effective Human Resource Management: A Global Analysis

May 22, 2012 | Organizational Effectiveness, Performance Management

Ed Lawler and John Boudreau presented the results of CEO’s sixth tri-annual survey of HR in this webinar.

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Business Partnership with Impact: Creating Strategic Change Through Transformative HR

Sep 8, 2011 | Change Management, Organizational Effectiveness, Strategic HR

John Boudreau, CEO Research Director and Professor, discussed findings from his forthcoming books, Transformative HR with Ravin Jesuthasan, and Effective HR: A Global Analysis with Ed Lawler.

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A Suggestion for Creating Effective Sustainable Organizations: Get Rid of Job Descriptions

Sep 5, 2011 | Organizational Effectiveness, Sponsor Content, Sustainability

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.

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The Future of HR and Effective Organizations

Jun 8, 2011 | Future of HR, Organizational Effectiveness, Sponsor Content

This article by John Boudreau (CEO) and Ian Ziskin (CEO and Exec Excel) describes the results of an ongoing initiative by CEO to understand the future of HR, and in particular its relationships within effective organizations in dynamic environments.

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Models & Choices for Shared Functions & Services, 4/11/2011

Apr 11, 2011 | Organization Design, Organizational Effectiveness

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.

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Creating Sustainable-Effective Businesses

Mar 7, 2011 | Organizational Effectiveness, Sponsor Content, Sustainability

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.

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Performance Management: Creating an Effective Appraisal System

Nov 16, 2010 | Organizational Effectiveness, Performance Management, Sponsor Content

Edward E. Lawler III (CEO) explains that the existence of an effective performance management system is often the major differentiator between organizations that produce adequate results and those that excel. Without a focus on performance management at all levels of an organization, it is hard to see how an organization can find a competitive advantage that is based on its talent.

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Emotions, Values, and Methodology: Contributing to the Nature of the World We Live In Whether We Intend To or Not

Sep 14, 2010 | Organization Design, Organizational Effectiveness, Sponsor Content

Susan Albers Mohrman (CEO) explains that traditional management research has advocated arms‐length, systematic studies that treat organizations and the people in them as subjects.

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CHROs and Boards: A Missing Link

May 5, 2010 | Organizational Effectiveness, Sponsor Content

Edward E. Lawler III (CEO) states that it’s not a pretty picture – in fact, it is not much of a picture at all! The relationship between corporate boards and CHROs is often so distant as to be of little practical significance from a board and organizational effectiveness perspective.

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Valour Pulse and Energy Pulse

Sep 1, 2009 | Organizational Effectiveness, Sponsor Content

Theresa M. Welbourne’s (CEO) Valour Pulse and Energy Pulse questions are based on over 20 years of research on what drives firm performance.

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Designing Matrix Organizations That Actually Work, 6/17/2009

Jun 17, 2009 | Organization Design, Organizational Effectiveness

Jay addresses the design of successful matrix organizations. He features the Star Model as a guide to design. He emphasizes the point that designing a successful matrix is less about structure and more about designing management processes, creating joint goals, managing conflict, clarifying roles and responsibilities and creating strong management teams; ends with HR practices, reward systems and selection criteria to complete the Star Model.

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