Mindfulness skills are relevant for both leaders and employees during times of
organizational change as both groups can profit from the stress reduction benefits offered.
Like many people, at the time I tended to think of
organizational change as a rational, logical process.
Teacher leadership curriculum should focus on adult learning and
organizational change as well as peer review, assessments reforms, virtual networking, and how best to spread new pedagogical strategies.
To understand the literature on reform programs, it is important to examine literature focusing on
organizational change as well as staff development literature focusing on individual teacher change (see Richardson & Placier, in press, for a thorough review of both literatures).
Not exact matches
Here are seven steps you can take
as a business leader that will help you achieve culture
change and ensure
organizational and customer experience excellence.
So too is ensuring overall
organizational integrity and engaging in serious
organizational change (such
as in the wake of a bribery scandal, for instance).
Business definition of transformation in an
organizational context
as «a process of profound and radical
change that orients an organization in a new direction and takes it to an entirely different level of effectiveness.»
Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any
changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of
organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of
changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of
changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of
changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to
as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.
And while
organizational change doesn't need to happen in such rapid succession
as in urban combat for example, adaptability is key for success.
From our headquarters in Fairfax, Va., and from offices and locations around the globe, our more than 6,000 employees support government clients in civilian, defense, health, intelligence, law enforcement and homeland security agencies by delivering IT solutions and professional services in such areas
as information technology lifecycle services; cloud and mobile computing; cyber security; solutions development and integration; and, strategy development and
organizational change management.
Chief executive Steve Easterbrook said at a conference Wednesday morning that
as the company makes
organizational changes — which were the focus of the new CEO's comments about the turnaround earlier this month — «At a more fundamental level we are recommitting to hotter, tastier food across the menu.»
Inspired by his time
as a Navy SEAL and building award - winning organizations in the business world, Brent Gleeson has created a powerful roadmap for today's existing and emerging business leaders and managers to improve their ability to successfully navigate
organizational change.
She serves
as a personal advisor to senior executives embarking on cultural
change and
organizational transformations.
Uber recently hired Frances Frei, a Harvard Business School professor considered to be a thought leader on
organizational change, to take over
as its SVP of leadership and strategy.
As the General Manager of Autodesk's media division (Discreet) and of Avid's Video and Broadcast business, Paul directed the
organizational, product and cultural
changes necessary to recast strategic direction and return these divisions to profitability.
They then seek to boost the value of their stakes by putting pressure on management to adopt a
change in strategy — such
as a spinoff, sale, or other
organizational restructuring or
changes in capital allocation — aimed at «enhancing shareholder value.»
A key
organizational reason for the
change is that it is no longer necessary to have everyone located in one central place because connections (
as well
as communication) within the organization are facilitated by technology — computers, fax machines, and wireless telephony, for example.
For example, we have to be cautious about those who advocate social
change or
organizational shift not
as a responsible and responsive thing but only for personal gain.
(Of course, it works just
as well with Baptists, Lutherans or virtually any group —
organizational resistance to
change being universal — so on that score the joke is lame.)
If we are to use the new communications technologies such
as the Internet for the church and for theological reflection, how will our
organizational structures and conceptions of how God is to be worshipped
change?
You just get in, turn the key and wahey away we go (
as if
organizational change were ever really that easy).
The most prominent include jobs that require constant expression or suppression of emotion — think «service with a smile» —
as well
as jobs with constant looming deadlines or frequent
organizational change.
«Though the «blind brain» wiring may
change greatly in the blind in its frontal language related parts, it still retains the most fundamental topographical and functional connectivity
organizational principles of the visual cortex, known
as «retinotopic mapping» — the processing of two - dimensional visual images through the eye,» said co-lead researcher Amir Amedi, associate professor of medical neurobiology at the Hebrew University's Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences and IMRIC, the Institute for Medical Research Israel - Canada.
Smollan's case study of a New Zealand healthcare authority undergoing major restructuring represents a quite unique qualitative examination of the stresses of work life
as those involved are caught up in the tumultuous processes of
organizational change.
«I recommend that the SEC mandate comprehensive, standardized disclosure of material information on climate
change risks for public companies,
as well
as of climate - denying political and
organizational corporate giving,» he wrote the commission.
But in 1939, Joseph Schumpeter, one of the most influential economists of the twentieth century, defined innovation
as the thing that happens when firms figure out how to transform inventions into constructive
changes in their business model: in products, processes and
organizational design.
(d) He said the fourth system
change concerns the way we organize ourselves
as humans, urging us to make sure our
organizational principles align with what we know about the planet (he admitted he fully accepts the climate
change science).
«We believe strongly that transformational leadership starts from the inside and that it's essential that we first develop ourselves
as leaders and learners — acknowledging and overcoming our own blind spots, limitations, and immunities to
change — in order to successfully affect
change at
organizational and system - wide levels,» said CAEL Faculty Chair Elizabeth City.
Villaraigosa soon came to see charters
as a lever for
organizational innovation, since «parents are hungry for
change,» he said.
Instead, he saw all parties
as responding to massive social, political, and
organizational changes in the larger society.
Several institutions do not disclose the fact that their faculty to student ratios can even be
as tremendous
as 1:80, yet this is a common standard — a standard that both prospective college students and faculty members must realize before signing on board.IPEDS Policy and Internal
Organizational Governance Structures in Higher Education «Organizations do not
change until the individuals in it
change» (Hall & Hord, 2011, p. 7).
As the Northeastern University researchers concluded, managing
organizational change is best achieved through continuous communication of expectations.
In order for that to
change, learning has to establish itself
as an agent of
organizational change.
«Everyone knows it is impossible to accomplish significant
organizational change without a certain amount of personal
change,
as well.
Though some observers, including multiple - intelligences guru Howard Gardner, point to schools
as the «conservators» of our culture, and therefore instinctively conservative in what they do, the resistance comes more from the fact that our public school system has evolved an extremely delicate balance between many sets of pressures — political, parental, social,
organizational, supervisory, and financial — that any technological
change is bound to disrupt.
They hope this work will inspire future research on the conditions that enhance the probability for team effectiveness in district teams and, in particular, on the ways in which sociostructural conditions such
as positional diversity may enhance or detract from the likelihood of learning and sustainable
organizational change.
In this context, a highly effective
organizational learning environment is one in which teachers engage in learning behaviors such
as speaking up, asking for help, admitting errors, and trying out new ideas that incorporate new knowledge to
change their instructional practice.
Along with the expectation that they serve
as instructional experts, principals also function
as CEOs of their schools, with responsibilities that span from acting
as organizational managers and
change agents; to attracting, motivating, and retaining teachers; to planning professional development opportunities.
He also studies
organizational leadership and
change, conceptualizing
organizational leadership
as a distributed practice.
Then, according to city officials, the multiple layers of academic supports included
as part of the Renewal Schools plan, including professional development, on - site academic intervention specialists potential, and leadership and
organizational changes, will help address outcomes.
A lead author of that study, Tony Bryk, refers to relational trust
as a «lubricant for
organizational change» and a «moral resource for sustaining the hard work» of local educational improvement.
During her first year
as principal, Chelsea implemented
organizational change to drive student achievement, improve school - wide culture, and create a sustainable work environment for her staff.
Anisha Srinivasan serves
as the senior director of
change and
organizational effectiveness for Uplift Education, a public charter school network that serves over 17,000 scholars in preK - 12th grade on 19 campuses across the Dallas Fort Worth metroplex.
With extensive experience in education
as a teacher, coach, chief academic officer, and consultant, Jason brings to his work a deep understanding of educator effectiveness and
organizational change and its impact on stakeholders at all levels.
He also specializes in structures and process that engage learning communities at an
organizational level so
as to aid in building the capacities of staff to share and learn at an authentic level; which ultimately leads to school wide
change and high levels of student achievement.
McKinley travels the United States
as a presenter and consultant on
organizational change, school reform, school safety, bias and fairness in assessments, and donor research and grant writing.
Before joining Education Northwest, she served
as a data coach with the San Francisco Unified School District, evaluated school and district reform initiatives, and consulted on
organizational learning, systems
change, and research - practitioner partnerships.
One school created an
organizational structure that enabled teacher collaboration but fell short of
changing teachers» ideas about how to use instructional resources, such
as how to work together, or of supporting teachers in making instructional
changes.
As many gurus of
organizational change will tell you, visioning is an important part of any transformation process.
Topics to be explored include how
organizational culture influences such things
as making staffing decisions, using data driven professional development, understanding the barriers to
organizational reform, managing and
changing culture, understanding governance structures for public and private schools and other organizations, and creating principles of equity, diversity, inclusivity, accountability
as well
as researching future educational visions.