@SMOOTH981FM and you are welcome in on a WEDNESDAY morning. Okay, so it seems the novelty of the New Year has just ended and it’s business as usual for most work places. We feel that too here on THE SMOOTH BREAKFAST, and that’s why this morning @MazinoAppeal and @SopeMartins are bringing to you on #BEYONDTHEQUOTE food for thought about how organizational structures should work. All sounds a bit too straight jacket I know but here’s and interesting story to make a quick first soft landing. A mechanic was removing the cylinder heads from the motor of a car when he spotted the famous heart surgeon in his shop, who was standing off to the side, waiting for the service manager to come to take a look at his car. The mechanic shouted across the garage, Hello Doctor!! Please come over here for a minute. The famous surgeon, a bit surprised, walked over to the mechanic. The mechanic straightened up, wiped his hands on a rag and asked argumentatively, So doctor, look at this. I also open hearts, take valves out, grind em, put in new parts, and when I finish this will work as a new one. So how come you get the big money, when you and me is doing basically the same work? The doctor leaned over and whispered to the mechanic..... He said: Try to do it when the engine is running. This story should make you think, and put you in the mind of an organizational change management. When we make fundamental changes to a business, we do not normally close down the business while doing so. Every person, every department, is fully functional. The business is engaged in producing, serving, designing, or whatever its main mission is. The heart of the organization continues beating while we cut, merge, by-pass and re-engineer. Those of us who see an organization as a system – a living, breathing, system – also know that each component of an organization is like a human organ. A reaction always follows an action. It may be delayed but occur it will. And, if those leading the change don’t fully understand the flow of work from input to output and the relationship between each and every department, then they are likely to miscalculate the effect of the changes proposed and have to deal with the consequences further down the line. In many experiences, organizational change is often carried out by people who are unsuited to the difficult and delicate operation. Then we wonder why the change is taking so long to improve matters. That is, if it doesn’t make the situation even worse. We risk carrying out heart surgery by car mechanics – skilled and competent mechanics, but mechanics just the same. If you are considering any changes at work, invest in skilled expertise or at least training. It will save you a fortune and avoid heart ache!
Posted on: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 04:40:30 +0000
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