RE: Stuck in the middle

Caldwell, Scott (scaldwell@accgw.ghc.org)
5 Jan 1995 16:42:09 U

I've appreciated the questions and comments on this issue. I want to add
another resource that has been of help to me when confronted by this general
issue of poor sponsorship of change. It's the work of Daryl Conner and his
firm, ODR, in Atlanta. His ideas on how to find, develop and evaluate strong
sponsorship have been very useful in my work. He has an excellent book out
on this and other issues associated with change efforts called "Managing at
the Speed of Change." ODR also has a range of instruments: they can be
reached at 404-455-7145. Hope this is helpful
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From: learning-org@world.std.com on Tue, Jan 3, 1995 8:04 PM
Subject: Stuck in the middle
To: learning-org@world.std.com

As I read through the information contained in the L-O list I have not seen
to much discussion on implementation and formation of a Learning Organization
as explained in Senge's, "The Fifth Discipline" or the "Fieldbook".

I am a manager at a hospital with a stalled, supposed, CQI\TQM program. The
problem, as I see it, the Senior Management has let it drop and done just
what Deming warned not to do: "delegate the task to someone other than the
CEO". For that we are paying the price. The "bottom-up" approach is slow and
tedious and quite frustrating. I have distributed over 15 copies of The Fifth
Discipline to my superiors and fellow managers. I don't think one has made it
past chapter 3! What is a person to do? The answers lie within the pages of
the above mentioned books among others by the more credible and practicle
writers of our time (Agryis, Mintzberg, Juran, Kanter, Block, Schein, etc.).
Where is it working? The 4-H story sounds fascinating. Where do you go when
you are the only one out of fourty who sees the merit of L-O, etc.? HELP ME
I'M TRAPPED IN THE HELL OF THEORY X!

CAC6@aol.com

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