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Succeeding in a Dynamic World: Becoming a Super-Flexible Organization 

  Dr. Homa Bahrami

Time Allocation - Topics


25%	Why adapt?
	Revision triggers in a dynamic world

25%	(a) Best and worst examples of organizational adaptation
	(b) The old and the new: New organizational models and approaches

25%	Team workshop
	Applying the lessons to your own organization: Discussion and reflection

25%	A practical toolkit for dynamic adaptation
	Action steps and recipes for success

Seminar Description

Today, we live in a dynamic and inter-connected world. A multitude of "revision triggers" make it necessary to anticipate, prepare for, and continuously adapt to new realities. The key to dynamic adaptation, we argue, is to become "super-flexible". Super-flexibility is defined as the ability to engage in a continuous balancing act. On the one hand, we need to withstand turbulence and create stable anchors; on the other hand, we have to transform and adapt to new realities. Our leadership "toolkit" should help us diagnose on the fly, and take rapid actions as new developments unfold. This session is about how business leaders can harness uncertainty and make their teams and organizations "super-flexible". Based on 25 years of field research, advisory work, and professional experience in Silicon Valley's innovative ecosystem, Dr. Bahrami will present a cross-functional, general management toolkit for organizing, leading, and ultimately re-inventing knowledge enterprises for a dynamic world.

Guide to Participant Selection

Department

Admin

Distrib

Engr

Finc

H.R.

Legal

Mktng

IT

Opr

Plng

Pchsg

R&D

Sales

Senior Executive
(Pres, Exec & Sr VP)
1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 3 2 2 2 2

Executive
(VP & Gen'l Mgr)

1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1
Senior Managers
(Div & Reg. Mgrs)
1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 1
Middle Managers
& Superintendents
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

APPLICABILITY
1 indicates primary target audience.
2 indicates a good fit if the level of material is appropriate.
3 indicates (in the opinion of the institute and the faculty) very limited applicability.

 

 
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