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Business Planning 101 – How to Create a Business Plan Step-by-Step In this video, I will take you through the key essentials to know about what a business plan is, what it contains, and how we create one. Do you want a concise, yet precise, description of how to deal with common management challenges? This
Read MoreA Thorough Introduction to Organizational Culture [Compilation] This video compiles five of our main videos that introduce you to leading ideas about Organizational Culture. 🧭 This video is a compilation of 5 videos from course module number 6.1.4 🏢 Program 6: Managing within Organizations 🏘️ Course 1: The Nature of Organizations 🏠 Section 4: Organizational
Read MoreIntroduction to Organizations: A Compilation of our Introductory Videos This video compiles five of our videos that introduce you to the topic of organizations and what they are. 🧭 This video is a compilation of videos from course module number 6.1.1 🏢 Program 6: Managing within Organizations 🏘️ Course 1: The Nature of Organizations 🏠
Read MoreWhat is Globalization? In this video, I want to answer the question, what is Globalization? Watching this video is worth 2 Management Courses CPD Points*. (See below for more details) This video is part of course module number 6.1 – The Nature of Organizations. Videos you may also like: 🎬 Introduction to Organizational Culture https://youtu.be/F_jEJBjE_J4
Read MoreKim Cameron: Positive Organizational Scholarship Positive Psychology is an important component of modern workplace thinking. And Kim Cameron has been at the forefront of making it into a powerful force in organizational thinking, referring to it in this context as ‘Positive Organizational Scholarship’. Watching this video is worth 4 Management Courses CPD Points* See below
Read MoreCharles Handy: Philosopher of Organizations Charles Handy has been the source of a stream of ideas about organizations. We have four other videos about Handy’s individual ideas. This one draws them together. Charles Handy’s Gods of Management https://youtu.be/yClxu7dzmB4 Charles Handy’s Shamrock Organization https://youtu.be/dGGKT0Mr_HA Charles Handy’s Federal Organization Model https://youtu.be/69AYxCvT7m4 Charles Handy’s Triple-I Company https://youtu.be/gFRXiMkIg6k Watching
Read MoreEdgar Schein: The Master of Organizational Culture Edgar Schein is a social psychologist who has introduced many ideas around organizations and organizational culture. His thinking is at the heart of the subject. We have two other videos about his ideas on Organizations. This one is something of a summing-up and a look at some of
Read MoreHarold Geneen: Data-driven Charismatic Organization Harold Geneen was a successful business leader that transformed an ailing business, ITT, into a Data-driven Charismatic Organization. Under his leadership it grew and grew. Watching this video is worth 2 Management Courses CPD Points*. (See below for more details) The Nature of Organizations ======================= This video is part of
Read MoreChester Barnard: Organizations as Networks of People Chester Barnard was a Harvard economist and follower of Max Weber. And he was one of the few major management thinkers who actually held a senior line management position! He spent all of his working life at American Telephone and Telegraph (AT&T). Watching this video is worth 1
Read MoreMax Weber: The Father of Organizational Theory Max Weber was a professor of political economy at the University of Freiberg. But he is known as the ‘Father of Organizational Theory’ Watching this video is worth 1 Management Courses CPD Points. (See below for more details) The Nature of Organizations ======================= This video is part of
Read MoreHow we Work: Geert Hofstede’s 6 Cross-Organization Cultural Dimensions In the 1980s, the Dutch cultural psychologist Geert Hofstede returned to the study of culture, but focused on an analysis of organizational practices. The authors identified six cross-organizational dimensions that separate and define organizational cultures. Watching this video is worth 3 Management Courses CPD Points*. (See
Read MoreNational Culture within an Organization: Geert Hofstede’s 6 Cultural Dimensions In his book, Culture’s Consequences, Dutch cultural psychologist Geert Hofstede, brought the term Organizational Culture into common use. His original work at IBM identified 4 dimensions of national culture. Later, he extended this to 6 cultural dimensions. Watching this video is worth 2 Management Courses
Read MoreQuinn and Cameron: Competing Values Model of Organizational Culture Robert Quinn and Kim Cameron created a model of four organizational cultures. The Quinn and Cameron model is known as a “competing values framework” because it starts from two pairs of competing values. Watching this video is worth 2 Management Courses CPD Points*. (See below for
Read MoreEdgar Schein’s 3 Levels of Organizational Culture Edgar Schein, of the Sloan School of Management, was interested in understanding organizational culture. He analyzed organizations into three distinct levels of organizational culture: artifacts (the surface manifestations of culture), values, and assumptions. Watching this video is worth 2 Management Courses CPD Points*. (See below for more details)
Read MoreCultural Web: Johnson & Scholes on Where Culture Originates The Cultural Web of an organization is a model developed by Gerry Johnson and Kevan Scholes. Watching this video is worth 1 Management Courses CPD Point*. (See below for more details) The Nature of Organizations ======================= This video is part of course module number 6.1.4 Program
Read MoreIntroduction to Organizational Culture Organizational Culture sits in the background of an organization: Collective patterns of behavior: its habits and rituals. It’s like the organization’s personality. Watching this video is worth 2 Management Courses CPD Points*. (See below for more details) The Nature of Organizations ======================= This video is part of course module number 6.1.4
Read MoreEmpowerment: The Organization Giving up its Power What happens when organizations give up their power to the people within them? The answer is ’empowerment’. Watching this video is worth 2 Management Courses CPD Points*. (See below for more details) The Nature of Organizations ======================= This video is part of course module number 6.1.3 Program 6:
Read MoreFrench and Raven: Social Power Bases in Organizations French and Raven described the sources of power that people have as ‘social power bases’. Watching this video is worth 3 Management Courses CPD Points*. (See below for more details) The Nature of Organizations ======================= This video is part of course module number 6.1.3 Program 6: Managing
Read MoreRobin Fincham: Three Levels of Organizational Power Etzioni talked about the types of Power that organizations wield. But where does it come from? Robin Fincham, a British academic, has given us a helpful analysis of three levels from which organizational power emanates. Our Etzioni video: https://youtu.be/4mSdeda8elk Watching this video is worth 2 Management Courses CPD
Read MoreAmitai Etzioni: How Organizations Secure Compliance How do organizations elicit compliance from their members? Amitai Etzioni addressed this question, concluding that there are three types of organization, each wielding a different sort of power. Watching this video is worth 2 Management Courses CPD Points*. (See below for more details) The Nature of Organizations ======================= This
Read MoreOrganizational Power: What is Power? Ralph Waldo Emerson said that: ‘life is a search after power’. If that is true, what is it we are searching for? We need to start our exploration of power in organizations by understanding what is power? Watching this video is worth 1 Management Courses CPD Point*. (See below for
Read MoreVirtual Organizations Virtual Organizations… A term that has been widely used for many years now – but which is becoming even more prevalent following the impact of the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic, is Virtual Organization. But what exactly is a Virtual Organization? Let’s discuss. Watching this video is worth 2 Management Courses CPD Points*. (See below
Read MoreBrian Robertson’s Holacracy Organizational Model Holacracy is a form of Adhocracy, which we covered in an earlier video. But, whilst we are way past ‘peak adhocracy’, it seems that holacracy is thriving. Watching this video is worth 2 Management Courses CPD Points*. (See below for more details) The Nature of Organizations ======================= This video is
Read MoreThe Agile Organization In a fast-moving competitive environment, where new technology can disrupt everything overnight, is Adhocracy nimble enough? Do we need an Agile Organization? Watching this video is worth 2 Management Courses CPD Points*. (See below for more details) The Nature of Organizations ======================= This video is part of course module number 6.1.2 Program
Read MoreAdhocracy Organizational Model When did bureaucracy become a dirty word? Almost certainly when the idea of adhocracy emerged. The two are polar opposites: radically different ways to coordinate an organization. The one a set of rules and systems that overlay everything. The other, a fresh recreation for every new need. But, while the concept of
Read MorePeter Senge’s Learning Organization Peter Senge wrote best-selling book, ‘The Fifth Discipline: The art and practice of the learning organization‘. This book has been rated by Harvard Business Review as one of the seminal management books. And his big idea was the Learning Organization. The Fifth Discipline: https://geni.us/ZrUvYi Watching this video is worth 2 Management
Read MoreThe Matrix Organization Model Many large multi-national organizations eschew the simplicity of Charles Handy’s Federal Organization model. Instead, they favor the big, complex, and ugly approach that is the Matrix Model. Watching this video is worth 2 Management Courses CPD Points*. (See below for more details) The Nature of Organizations ======================= This video is part
Read MoreCharles Handy’s Triple-I Company The Triple-I company is the primary home of 21st century knowledge workers. So, what is it? Watching this video is worth 1 Management Courses CPD Point*. (See below for more details) The Nature of Organizations ======================= This video is part of course module number 6.1.2 Program 6: Managing within Organizations Course
Read MoreCharles Handy’s Federal Organization Model Charles Handy’s Federal Organization model is highly centralized – but highly decentralizing. What on Earth can we make of this apparent contradiction? Watching this video is worth 1 Management Courses CPD Point*. (See below for more details) The Nature of Organizations ======================= This video is part of course module number
Read MoreCharles Handy’s Shamrock Organization In his 1989 book, The Age of Unreason, Charles Handy looked forward to a new type of organization, the Shamrock Organization. The Age of Unreason: https://geni.us/rwY6Iz9 Watching this video is worth 2 Management Courses CPD Points*. (See below for more details) The Nature of Organizations ======================= This video is part of
Read MoreCharles Handy’s Gods of Management In Charles Handy’s 1978 book, Gods of Management, he articulated four organizational cultures or models for how the organization works. Gods of Management: https://geni.us/bpPeC5 Watching this video is worth 2 Management Courses CPD Points*. (See below for more details) The Nature of Organizations ======================= This video is part of course
Read MoreHenry Mintzberg’s 4 plus 2 Organizational Types In his 1979 book, The Structuring of Organizations, Henry Mintzberg classified organizational structures into four organizational types, depending on the complexity of the organization’s operations, and the pace of change it needs to accommodate. He later added two more. The Structuring of Organizations: https://geni.us/UgFrie Watching this video is
Read MoreEdgar Schein’s Two Organizational Cultures In this video, we look at two opposed cultures that Schein defined, to give us our first, and simplest, introduction to the many different organizational models available. Schein’s two organizational cultures have either an authority ethic, or an individual freedom ethic. Watching this video is worth 2 Management Courses CPD
Read MoreWhy do we need Organizations? Structure vs Agility Why do we need Organizations? The answer lies in the trade-off of Structure versus Agility. Watching this video is worth 2 Management Courses CPD Points*. (See below for more details) The Nature of Organizations ======================= This video is part of course module number 6.1.1 Program 6: Managing
Read MoreThe Features of Organizations: What an Organization Needs What does an organization need to have… The features of Organizations? Let’s look at what organizations (almost) always need, if they are to work effectively. Watching this video is worth 2 Management Courses CPD Points*. (See below for more details) The Nature of Organizations ======================= This video
Read MoreOrganizations as Processes: Understanding an Organization as a Set of Processes One way to understand the nature of an organization is as a process (the other is as a structure). In this video, we look at Organizations as Processes Watching this video is worth 2 Management Courses CPD Points*. (See below for more details) The
Read MoreOrganizations as Structures: Understanding an Organization as a Structure One way to understand the nature of an organization is as a structure (the other is as a process). In this video, we look at Organizations as Structures. Watching this video is worth 1 Management Courses CPD Point*. (See below for more details) The Nature of
Read MoreMorgan’s 8 Organizational Metaphors: An Organization is Like a… Sometimes the best way to understand something complicated and abstract is with a metaphor. Gareth Morgan suggested we can gain some good insights into the nature of organizations from 8 organizational metaphors. Watching this video is worth 2 Management Courses CPD Points*. (See below for more
Read MoreWhat is an Organization? – the Nature of Organizations This is the first video of our course on the nature of organizations, so we answer the question: ‘What is an Organization?’ Watching this video is worth 1 Management Courses CPD Point*. (See below for more details) The Nature of Organizations ======================= This video is part
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