I found an interesting article in the Journal of Management called, Identification in Organizations: An Examination of Four Fundamental Questions by Blake Ashforth, Spencer Harrison, and Kevin Corley. Identification occurs when we define oneself in terms of the group/organization/sub-group - we become ONE with that which we identify. "I Would your organization and work group benefit from several strong and productive identifications occurring at once? MORE

I went to a networking meeting last week hosted by a formal networking organization called Business Network International. HISTORY: I began my networking career more than 25 years ago, so I consider myself a relatively sophisticated meeting attendee. MORE

Whether providers like it or not, health care is evolving from a proficiency-based art to a data-driven science, from freelance physicians to hospital-employed physicians, from one-size-fits-all community hospitals to vast hospital networks organized around centers of excellence. MORE

Some of those market trends are listed below, we all know them well, but have we all adapted our organizations? Developments of global network organizations. Many organizations are finding themselves in permanent white-water. MORE

Most of today’s organizations were built on Weber’s principles. Today, we live in a time of transformation every bit as colossal as what Weber saw a century ago: a shift from hierarchical to networked organizations. The truth is that networks are informal structures. MORE

” We are in the midst of a massive migration in business models, from managing assets and delivering services to creating technologies and orchestrating networks. According to research by one of us (Barry), technology- and network-based business models are more profitable, enable faster growth, and are more rewarded in the marketplace. ” GE recognizes that a networked business model requires a networked organization. Tim Evans for HBR. MORE

If everyone in your organization sees themselves as a mentor – and a mentee – a company has the chance to increase employees’ skills levels, confidence and satisfaction. 4. Expand employee networks. MORE

And we have also seen a vast amount of enterprise and energy brought to bear at the individual level through education and networking organizations, many of which are designed for and focus solely on women. What is missing is intervention at the organization level. MORE

Most of the companies have active customer reference programs, which is one way of trying to build advocacy, but those programs are usually sitting off in a side corner of the marketing organization rather than front and center. One of my clients is a membership organization. MORE

This trend means that leaders of successful organizations will need to develop different organizational structures, systems, and skills in order to meet these new customer requirements. Likewise, leading telecommunications and other equipment providers now have to compete by offering “network solutions” involving many products formerly sold separately. In a hierarchical organization, leaders can more easily give orders and expect people to respond. MORE

In a recent Harvard Business Review article we explore how companies require three mutually supportive capabilities to fully exploit data and analytics: an ability to identify and manage multiple sources of data, the capacity to build advanced analytic models, and the critical management muscle to transform the organization. Initially, the marketing and network organizations, rather than cooperate, blamed one another for the findings. MORE

Is psychiatry a biological science in which man is treated as an organism with instinctive drives and needs not utterly or qualitatively different from those of other organisms? General Leadership Leadership Q + A Work Life Lead brokerage closure collaboration competition cost human leadership networks organizations potential relationship Ronald Burt science structural holes talent Walker PercyIn 1957, novelist Walker Percy wrote the following. MORE

As you read each one, ask yourself how well they apply to your organization or work. Their social networks do this for them. Organizations: From Hierarchies to Networks. Organizations are also experiencing a shift as employees become more empowered and connected. Formal hierarchies are giving way to informal networks. After 9/11, the military realized it was now fighting a network of "super-empowered, hyper-connected" individuals. MORE

About Lisa Petrilli Twitter, LinkedIN, EMAIL Lisa Speaking Hire Lisa RSS What I Learned About Networking When I Asked a Stranger for a Kidney 25 May It was June of 2006. So, what did I learn about networking through this experience? You go to your trusted networks first. MORE

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Ever since the publication of Peter Senge’s The Fifth Discipline , 25 years ago, companies have sought to become “learning organizations” that continually transform themselves. In every aspect of business, we are operating with mental models that have grown outdated or obsolete, from strategy to marketing to organization to leadership. They look to create network effects through ecosystems of customers, suppliers, and partners. MORE

How can leaders spark and sustain change in themselves and their organizations? Christine’s team and organization thrived under her new leadership, boosting revenue tenfold and setting industry benchmarks for performance. MORE

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1 Comment so far Frode H on July 27th, 2010 David Zinger’s network is amazing. MORE

How networked organizations are the way of the future. Leadership Podcast leadership networks organizational Design teamsLiann Eden is the co-founder of Eden McCallum, a consultant firm with no consultants. MORE

When it comes to creativity, organizations are a lot like people. Instead, they complement one or two creative minds with diligent executors, savvy networkers, organized project managers, and, above all, hardworking implementers. MORE

Eventually, businesses became department stores, specialty stores and malls, and finally, today''s e-businesses and networked organizations that support them. As Erik Brynjolfsson said, to succeed in the future, " We must reinvent our organizations and our whole economic system.". This will lead to new business models, new processes, more meaningful business interactions, innovation, improved and faster decision making, and a more agile organization. MORE

Social sector organizations are in the business of changing the world, and the information they collect and use should be the catalyst for making that happen. Here are two organizations doing just that. MORE

to raise money for a cause very close to my heart: organ donation. For each person that signs up The Drake will donate an additional dollar to the Living Kidney Donors Network! MORE

Companies operated alone, rather than being part of partner networks or plugging their people into informal relationships. Innovation and intrapreneurship, Total Quality Management, Six Sigma, reengineering, networked organizations — these were all conceptual handles that allowed executives to justify and develop new breakthrough practices. MORE

How important is face-to-face networking to sales, relationships, career, and success? I asked my commercial insurance agent, John Cantrell, to give me a synopsis of his networking strategies. He is a MAJOR business networker in Charlotte. You are a model networker. MORE

Every organization today wants to achieve both alignment and autonomy. Every organization has its mission, goals, and strategies to tell people where to go. It’s a distributed governance model for networked organizations. MORE

Whenever you begin business transformation work, it’s important to establish a common vocabulary that everyone in the organization can grasp and incorporate into their respective vocabularies. Work teams are formed to meet the demands of the organization. MORE

Here are the three main criteria I use when picking events to attend, followed by seven I wholeheartedly recommend that you consider for 2017: The Content – I want a conference with highly valuable, actionable content based on a sound curriculum, regardless of whether it’s coming from the speakers, networking, breakouts, or any other aspect of the program. The folks in the crowd with you are also there to learn, network, and try new things. MORE