Introducing myself --
I am Lisa Headley, and new to this mailing list. I have found the
exchange of ideas to be extremely interesting. I am a chemist, doing more
office than lab work (I have a lot of customer interaction on technical
issues) for a pretty big company (1560 employees). I'm a small cog in a
big wheel, having worked here less than 3 years and managing only myself,
although I do interact with staff-level people quite a lot. The thread on
Corporate Change has caught my attention, so I'd like to pose a question:
What can I do, in a position with little influence at this time, to make a
difference in initiating corporate change? I (and others here) can see so
many things that could be improved upon - lack of planning, reacting
rather than being pro-active, attending to short-term goals only,
management's stating that they value XYZ and then not following through
(not "putting their money where their mouth is").
Perhaps part of the answer includes simply preparing myself for the day
when I may have more influence. I am currently enrolled in an MBA
program, which is what brought me to this list. Preparing would include
reading the current management theory books, and participating in this
mailing list. What more?
Replying to LO8653 --
Keith Cowan writes:
>How many LO observers are here for the "silver bullet"? How many want that
>special book that will finally be the ultimate "list" to follow?
Yes, I'd like the "silver bullet" please. Also, one copy of each of the
special books that will be the ultimate "list" to follow. But you say
they don't exist. Are there some good books (other than The Fifth
Discipline and Organizational Learning) that you'd recommend, if I promise
not to look upon them as the ultimate list to follow?
Thanks for the mental stimulation. Lisa Headley (lisa.headley@dana.com)
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