METAPHORICALLY SPEAKING

Over time I used the metaphors of architecture or engineering to describe the leader's framework for designing and building teams and organizations. These principles provided an anchor for me as I navigated through dynamic waters.

I then discovered a growing body of knowledge among the organizational development (OD) community on the topics of organizational architecture and organizational engineering. More...

IDENTITY

OA-OE functions as a digital aggregation service for organization architecture-organization engineering and related topics.

VISION

To be the trusted resource of authoritative modern content for learners and builders of organizations.

MISSION

To find, catalog and share the finest content in the world regarding topics that define and describe an organization's journey from inception to transformation and beyond including the people dynamics that enliven growth.

VALUES

Place credit where it belongs. Create valid original content. Be open to dialogue and critical thinking.

GOALS

Build a first generation online practitioner portal. Unite a community of contributors who will also draw from their experience. Share to teach and to learn.

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Aug172010

Process

Ongoing operations or projectized implementations looked differently from industry to industry. However, there was a lot that looked and behaved the same or similiarly enough. Each organization had its own culture that fought to stay true to the ideals envisioned. The collaboration of functional departments or teams depended just as much on organizational model as on economic allocations. The reward mechanism was either transparent or clear and fair or it wasn't.  Each company had their own way of doing things and some had more than one way of doing thing(s) that either aided or hurt productivity and employee morale. I also noticed that some organizations did a better job of documenting and publishing frameworks, best practices, policies, procedures, as well as communicating to employees, vendors, clients and shareholders. Some used technology and others shied away from it and thrived by utilizing more traditional methods.

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