Esteban asked about methodologies for creating synergies between the global
and local levels of organizations. I'd like to share a process that I use in
my consulting practice with my strategic planning clients:
The process has the nickname " The Walkabout ". It gets its name from
the fact that all the participants in the dialogue get to visibly see the
strategic activity of all the other global players in a session where they
literally " walk around " a room in which planning matrices are posted on the
walls. They are invited to add comments, indicate conflicts, and identify
opportunites for synergy in that process. I primarily use this exercise as a
tool for asssuring organizational alignment around key strategic issues.
Time is also spent on gaining alignment and buy-in around the organization's
mission and vision. This sets the groundwork for the " tough" discussions
that will naturally follow in any significant change effort.
If anyone is interested in more detail regarding this process, I refer
you to the Summer 1998 National Productivity Review article " Harnessing the
Power of Visual Strategic Deployment".
Regards,
Joe Colletti
Hoshin1@aol.com
In a message dated 11/3/99 11:48:58 AM Eastern Standard Time,
esteban@CEMEX.COM writes:
<< I would be interested in discussing how to create the synergy that attracts
individuals into participating and collaborating even tough in joining they
stand to lose some of their current freedoms. Using a system maximization
view
of a particular situation we may desired a particular outcome but the
implications at the local level may lead to strong opposition and thus
because
of local maximization interests the overall desires hardly ever materialize.
>>