The Organization of the Future

by Hesselbein, Frances; Goldsmith, Marshall; Beckhard, Richard

• ISBN13: 9780787952037
• ISBN10: 0787952036
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-02-10
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

"This is a treasure-trove of some of the best thinking today on leadership, management, and strategy." --Journal of Management Consulting "The Organization of the Future is required reading.... If you don't use this book to help guide your organization through the changes, you may well be left behind." --Nonprofit World What do employees expect from the organizations they support? How can organizations maintain stability in times of massive change? These are the questions modern organizations face as they struggle to grow and evolve. The Organization of the Future offers timeless responses from such leading authorities as Peter F. Drucker, C.K. Prahalad, Nathaniel Branden, Lewis E. Platt, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Jay R. Galbraith, and Deepak Sethi. Their incisive essays reveal: * How to build "know-how" and "know-who" to develop successful teams * How to prepare for "breakdowns" and create the nimble, change-adept company * How to attract, motivate, and retain the best employees * How seven basic policies can lead to high performance and high self-esteem * How to support work-life balance and provide flexibility for knowledge workers Each essay provides observations that will help leaders in business, nonprofits, and government keep their organizations healthy, competitive, and poised for the future.

Author Biography

FRANCES HESSELBEIN is chairman of the board of governors of the Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management and editor in chief of its journal, Leader to Leader. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States of America's highest civilian honor, in 1998. MARSHALL GOLDSMITH is a founding director of Keilty, Goldsmith and Company, one of America's key providers of customized leadership development. He is a cofounder of the Learning Network, an association of the world's top consultants. RICHARD BECKHARD is an organization development consultant, author of six books, and former professor at the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Special Thanks to the Publication Team	xiv
Introduction: Toward the New Organization	1	(8)
Peter F. Drucker
Part 1 Shaping Tomorrow's Organizations
Preparing for Organizational Change	9	(8)
James A. Champy
How Generational Shifts Will Transform Organizational Life	17	(8)
Jay A. Conger
The Soul of the New Organization	25	(8)
Michael Hammer
The ``Big'' Organization of the Future	33	(10)
Ric Duques
Paul Gaske
Will the Organization of the Future Make the Mistakes of the Past?	43	(10)
Jeffrey Pfeffer
Designing for Implementability	53	(12)
Orit Gadiesh
Scott Olivet
New Competencies for a New World	65	(16)
Iain Somerville
John Edwin Mroz
Part 2 New Models for Working and Organizing
The Circular Organization	81	(6)
Frances Hesselbeing
The Reconfigurable Organization	87	(12)
Jay R. Galbraith
The Organization's New Clothes	99	(10)
Ron Ashkenas
The Mondragon Model: A New Pathway for the Twenty-First Century	109	(10)
Joel A. Barker
The Future Organization: A Chameleon in All Its Glory	119	(8)
Doug Miller
Creating a Leadership Organization with a Learning Mission	127	(12)
Glenn R. Jones
Part 3 Organizing for Strategic Advantage
Restoring People to the Heart of the Organization of the Future	139	(12)
Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Competitiveness and Civic Character	151	(8)
Philip Kotler
The Work of New Age Managers in the Emerging Competitive Landscape	159	(10)
C.K. Prahalad
Organizing for Endless Winning	169	(8)
Martin E. Hanaka
Bill Hawkins
Creating Sustainable Learning Communities for the Twenty-First Century	177	(12)
Stephanie Pace Marshall
Organizing Around Capabilities	189	(10)
Dave Ulrich
Part 4 Working and Organizing in a Wired World
Human Capital in the Digital Economy	199	(14)
Anthony F. Smith
Tim Kelly
Shock Waves from the Communications Revolution	213	(8)
Edward D. Miller
Self-Esteem in the Information Age	221	(10)
Nathaniel Branden
The Seven R's of Self-Esteem	231	(8)
Deepak Sethi
Future Present	239	(12)
Frederick G. Harmon
Part 5 Leading People in the Organization of the Future
Passing the Baton: Preparing Tomorrow's Leaders	251	(8)
James G. Brocksmith Jr.
Retaining Your Top Performers	259	(6)
Marshall Goldsmith
Situational Leadership in the Multicultural Organization	265	(10)
Paul Hersey
Dewey E. Johnson
Emotions, Tempo, and Timing in Managing People	275	(12)
Pierre J. Everaert
Leading Across Cultures: Five Vital Capabilities	287	(8)
John Alexander
Meena S. Wilson
Cultivating Inner Resources for Leadership	295	(8)
Diana Chapman Walsh
Learning to Lead	303	(12)
Robert H. Rosen
Part 6 New Definitions of Organizational Health
Employee Work-Life Balance: The Competitive Advantage	315	(10)
Lewis E. Platt
The Healthy Organization: A Profile	325	(4)
Richard Beckhard
Diversity and Organizations of the Future	329	(12)
R. Roosevelt Thomas Jr.
Producing Social Results	341	(8)
Greg Parston
The Voluntary Health Organization of the Future	349	(10)
John R. Seffrin
Building a Healthy Company---For the Long Term	359	(8)
A. W. Dahlberg
David W. Connell
Jennifer Landrum
The Next Challenge	367	(17)
Chris Argyris
The Last Word
Unimagined Futures	377	(7)
Charles Handy
Index	384