sociability of enterprises

An interesting post here from Idris Mootee on how social media can by-pass hierarchies and sources of inertia as a communications/ dialogue and collaboration channels. As he points out, its the smart companies that get this, which I take to really mean the smart managers, executives and people – afterall, it can be one thing [...]

21st century L&D [link]

A thought provoking presentation here from Harold Jarche on the training department of the 21st century. Thinking about organisations (and departments within organisations) in terms of the balance between structure, processes and relationships, the drivers Harold point to suggest that relationships should be the focus for those involved in building the capacities of organisations. Structure [...]

Learning in project teams

I’ve been thinking more about learning in projects and the infrastructure & processes to enable more effective learning and knowledge exchange and development. I see the experience of project working as the building block for ‘deep’ collaborative working. Learning in projects operates broadly on three levels:
Individual: often focused on developing new skills and knowledge but [...]

its a wiggly world!

A good post here on the “messy and chaotic” actual world of real organisational life. The emphasis on personal networks that work across and between the formal organisation structures – people both subvert the formal organisation while simultaneously ensuring that the organisation functions (or achieves a lot more than just functioning). The emphasis on management [...]

Brick walls and fires

nice post here with a nice categorisation of two types of organisation – who wants to group around a brick wall?

A Learning-based view of Project Management

In an increasingly complex and changeable/ chaotic environment I find that in many instances traditional control based project management approaches don’t work or don’t add value. Take Prince 2, for example, the clue is in the title – PRojects IN Controlled Environments.
Project and organisational boundaries are increasingly permeable and managers need to manage [...]