Realizing Change Through Other Ways Of Working: Reconciling Competing Demands

A new logic is offered that challenges traditional change management whereby the shift from the present to a new future is replaced by an analysis of the inter-relationships between the present and future and thereby how to morph the best of the present with new opportunities rather than discarding...

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Published in:Organization development journal 2013-07, Vol.31 (2), p.6-16
Main Authors: Woolliams, Peter, Trompenaars, Fons
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Corporate culture
Employees
Employment
Leadership
Management of change
Organization development
Organizational behaviour
Planning methods
Reconciliation
Social responsibility
Stockholders
Studies
Sustainability
System theory
Work life balance
Working conditions
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Summary:A new logic is offered that challenges traditional change management whereby the shift from the present to a new future is replaced by an analysis of the inter-relationships between the present and future and thereby how to morph the best of the present with new opportunities rather than discarding the present. The research is set in the context of how traditional ways of working are being confronted by both the opportunities of exploiting ever pervasive technologies and demands from employees for a different work-life balance ~ namely more flexible and/or remote working. The framework proposed is based on identifying the tensions that derive from the momentum for change and expressing these as dilemmas. A step-wise approach is used to explore the dilemmas that inform the leadership through a structured debate and revealing approaches to their reconciliation. The framework is extended to show how alternative dilemmas can be quantified to provide the "best bang per buck." [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0889-6402