2nd class PM

discussions to continue...

• we need to look at organizations from multiple frames
• "clear, well-understood goals, roles & relationships and adequate coordination are essential to organizational performance," therefore putting the right people in the right roles and relationship is essential
• what is the hierarchy within an organization, vertical vs. lateral, formal authority vs. networks
• Feidler..."the organization should be as the need of the task" therefore, incorporate situational leadership!
• frames of structural configuration, vary based on roles of hierarchy and tasks of subordinates within their "teams role"...through training
• employee motivation is related to Maslow hierarchy, Theory X and Y, repetition of tasks, labor union influence and ability to outsource
• concept of teamwork being feudalistic is archaic, needs more equity with accountability
• diversity provides a competitve advantage amongst the members for success

Look further into the work of Scott Page and his book Differentiation and understadn how it relates to Reframing Organizations...redefines the way we understand ourselves in relation to one another. The Difference is about how we think in groups--and how our collective wisdom exceeds the sum of its parts. Why can teams of people find better solutions than brilliant individuals working alone? And why are the best group decisions and predictions those that draw upon the very qualities that make each of us unique? The answers lie in diversity--not what we look like outside, but what we look like within, our distinct tools and abilities.