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  Sandy Riedel    Premium Member   Group moderator

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  20 Dec 2007, 9:52 pm

  Managing Business Transformation- Value vs. Cost

  Hello Everyone,
  
  Today’s business success story is old news by tomorrow’s papers. Today’s small business is just one great idea away from next season’s big score.
  
  Nevertheless, change means greater opportunity and success possibilities. A successful business builds change into their organization which is flexible enough to reinvent itself continuously as it works to seize opportunities and dodge obstacles.
  
  In the end, companies succeed only as long as they can transform themselves—quickly, consistently and efficiently.
  
  Enjoy the link from IBM on Business transformation.
  http://www-03.ibm.com/innovation/us/overview/biztrans.shtml
  
  And - also please share your thoughts.
  
  Regards,
  Sandy Riedel
  
  Sandy Riedel wrote: > Hello Everyone, > > Today’s business success story is old news by tomorrow’s papers. > Today’s small business is just one great idea away from next season’s > big score. > > Nevertheless, change means greater opportunity and success > possibilities. A successful business builds change into their > organization which is flexible enough to reinvent itself continuously > as it works to seize opportunities and dodge obstacles. > > In the end, companies succeed only as long as they can transform > themselves—quickly, consistently and efficiently. > > Enjoy the link from IBM on Business transformation. > http://www-03.ibm.com/innovation/us/overview/biztrans.shtml > > And - also please share your thoughts. > > Regards, > Sandy Riedel
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  Norbert (诺伯特) Funke (冯克)    Premium Member

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  24 Jan 2008, 5:39 pm

  Re: Managing Business Transformation- Value vs. Cost

  Interesting article. It highlights the fact, that there is in case a transformation that companies go through when they grow bigger. It sometimes is not easy to understand for the individual. I had been at clients, that gew up a startup and within a few years became a corporation. While the business had changed, the culture had not. In result, the company became less efficient. Here is just one example.
  
  When the company were small, only few decisions had to operate the company. Usually the entire leadership came together to discuss and decide. Important strategy were decided on within one week. 5 years 1000+ employees later, the same meetings were inefficent. Too many facts were looked at, no consensus could be found and strategic decisions could take months or where never finished.
  
  -Norbert
  
  Norbert (诺伯特) Funke (冯克) wrote: > Interesting article. It highlights the fact, that there is in case a > transformation that companies go through when they grow bigger. It > sometimes is not easy to understand for the individual. I had been at > clients, that gew up a startup and within a few years became a > corporation. While the business had changed, the culture had not. In > result, the company became less efficient. Here is just one example. > > When the company were small, only few decisions had to operate the > company. Usually the entire leadership came together to discuss and > decide. Important strategy were decided on within one week. 5 years > 1000+ employees later, the same meetings were inefficent. Too many > facts were looked at, no consensus could be found and strategic > decisions could take months or where never finished. > > -Norbert
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  Cristina Andersson

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  27 Jan 2008, 1:44 pm

  Re^2: Managing Business Transformation- Value vs. Cost

  Great article, thank you for posting. I am sorry that I must notify that "Business transformation is an ongoing journey. Along the way, you might find yourself frustrated. Or confused." is like a straght quotation from my book. I am glad that the great IBM thinks like this. Also their attitude towards volatility pleases me a lot.
  
  This article shows that IBM has rised beyond "yummu-yummu" positive thinking. They are ready to confront the contradictory reality and the future that really does not promise anything for the person or company who strives to control everything - even what is beyond control.
  
  Change, entropy - are happening. We can choose our actions!
  
  [edit] and yes - we need to find balance between compensation and value!
  This post was modified on 27 Jan 2008 at 01:47 pm.
  Cristina Andersson wrote: > Great article, thank you for posting. I am sorry that I must notify > that "Business transformation is an ongoing journey. Along the way, > you might find yourself frustrated. Or confused." is like a straght > quotation from my book. I am glad that the great IBM thinks like > this. Also their attitude towards volatility pleases me a lot. > > This article shows that IBM has rised beyond "yummu-yummu" positive > thinking. They are ready to confront the contradictory reality and > the future that really does not promise anything for the person or > company who strives to control everything - even what is beyond > control. > > Change, entropy - are happening. We can choose our actions! > > [edit] and yes - we need to find balance between compensation and > value!