The Practitioner's Guide For Organizing An Organization

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1. Introduction

• Why Improve An Organization?
• Organizational Problem Solving
• Levels of Organizational Problems
• Observable and Hidden Problems
• Plan of the Book

Chapter 2. The Holonomic Organization

• The Underlying Problems
• The Challenge
• The Idea of the Organizational Hologram
• The Ideas Incorporated in the Holonomic Cube
• What's On the Holonomic Cube
• Operating the Holonomic Cube
  • Stage One. Preliminary Diagnosis
  • Stage Two. Using the User's Worksheet
  • Stage Three. Comparing Your Diagnosis
  • An Important Note

Chapter 3. Defining the Ideas Embodied in the Holonomic Cube

• Three Types of Information
• The ABCE Model of Organizations
• Dynamic Congruency
• The Six Desired Organizational Characteristics
• The Twelve Holonomic Processes

Chapter 4. Generic Organizational Problems

• Visible Problems
• Concept of a Process
• Concept of a Structure
• Organizational Learning Disabilities
• Recipe for an Organizational Disaster

Chapter 5. Organizational-Level Learning

• The Problem
• The Mackenzie-Benoit Model of Organizational-Level Learning

Chapter 6. Diagnosing An Organization

• Organizational Assessments Aid in Coping with Complexity and Turbulence
• The Organizational Diagnostic Problem Solving Process
  • Overview of the ODPS Process
• The Modern Organizational Diagnostic Problem Solving Process
  • Obtaining Opinions From Associates
  • Determining Probable Cause for the Variation in COI Opinions
  • Summarizing the Knobby Analysis Process
• Reports Produced Via HALO
  • The Organizational White Paper
  • Manager's Report
  • The Open-Ended Response Report
  • The Flash Report
  • Supplementary Analysis Reports
    • Customized Organizational Inquiry (COI) Reports
    • Customized HALO Reports
    • Customized Comparative Analysis
    • Additional Manager's Reports
• The 29 Leadership practices
• Interdependence Among the Leadership Practices and Holonomic Processes

Chapter 7. Organizational Problem Solving Tools

• Introduction
• Distributing Organizational Problem Solving
• Organizational Design

Chapter 8. Summary and Conclusions

• Review of the Guide
• Helpful References and Resources
• Judging the Worth of Publications

List of Tables and Figures

Index