Abandon and Experiment, or Build Readiness ?
by Jon Husband
nGenera is Don Tapscott’s latest initiative, and promises insights and consulting regarding the "on-demand next generation enterprise".
I just noticed this whilst browsing …
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Proctor & Gamble, McKinsey and Google have abandoned traditional pyramid-style organization structures. How talent ready is your organization ?
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The marketing message on the site implies that the workforce of the near (and rapidly approaching) future will be less hierarchical and more accustomed to working with peers (inside and outside the firewall) in networked structures. Where have we heard that before (They Are Your Future Employees, AppGap blog, March 2008) ?
That message is getting to be ubiquitous, it seems. However, the amount of fundamental work required to address deeply held mental models and patterned behaviours amongst leaders, managers and employees throughout the many, many pyramidic organizations still standing, is enormous.
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