https://padlet.com/grogers011/zxyq6nt46qxi en-us 2018-08-29 07:37:40 UTC 2025-12-08 10:56:17 UTC hello@padlet.com grogers011 https://padlet.com/grogers011/zxyq6nt46qxi/wish/276189935 The job of the manager is to organize, inform, and enable.

Achievement is organizational.

Decisions are experimental based.

There are potentially multiple, unknowable outcomes.

Problems are ill defined. Framing the right problem is critical.

Problem solving is circular (?), similar to a loop, in which there are a number of variables that will enter into problem solving.]]> 2018-08-29 12:39:50 UTC https://padlet.com/grogers011/zxyq6nt46qxi/wish/276189935 grogers011 https://padlet.com/grogers011/zxyq6nt46qxi/wish/276193926 I do believe that the authors introduce similar themes. The dominant thread in most, if not all, of the literature in module 1 focuses on ambiguity that exists in our current environment. I got the impression from the reading that some of this ambiguity exists because of "technological disruption", in that we have become more interconnected by the explosion and rapid evolution of digital technology. This interconnection has exposed us to an almost infinite volume of information. This volume of information sometimes creates ambiguity because we are uncertain which information we deem as relevant, and which information we discard as irrelevant. 

I believe that this unprecedented access to information has begun to erode what we view as the traditional organization. Traditionally, organizations have existed as repositories of proprietary information. They were designed as hierarchical, bureaucratic organizations. I believe that what we are seeing is that organizations are no longer necessarily repositories of information, but that information exists at the individual level. What is amazing about the digital revolution is that information becomes most relevant to the user who can access it and then explore the opportunity that may exist.

This would lend itself to the discussion of emerging markets. The goal would be to discover not their location but also why they are emerging as markets. Again, I believe that the digital revolution has provided us with invaluable insight into global trends. How we harness that information and then explore global opportunities would enable the organization to gain or sustain a competitive advantage.

These are not all inclusive of the themes we explored this week, but seem to be common threads throughout the literature. I think the goal would be to explore how to optimize organizational design in order to obtain access to the information that would give the organization a competitive advantage. ]]> 2018-08-29 12:51:36 UTC https://padlet.com/grogers011/zxyq6nt46qxi/wish/276193926 grogers011 https://padlet.com/grogers011/zxyq6nt46qxi/wish/276201963 I believe that we are in the midst of some type of paradigm shift. I would offer that the shift is how we view the future design of an organization. We are so digitally connected in modern times to consider that the traditional brick and mortar company and a 9-5 work week are somewhat unnecessary. I can perform all of the functions of my current job without ever leaving my home. I can perform all of the functions in my current job by participating as part of a virtual team. Digital technology has evolved to the point that it will allow me to conduct real time meetings over the internet. There is really no requirement that I ever sent in a cubicle in a building other than that is what my job currently expects from me.

Some of the skill sets that one would require in the new digital age are the very ones in which we are utilizing in the online MBA Program. Access to the world wide web and familiarity with digital technology. From a management or leadership perspective, one would need to be able to organize people in a virtual environment, create the conditions in which virtual teams engage in democratic dialogue,  and then enable team members to contribute information to the team environment.

I believe what becomes less important is the focus on individual success. The focus shifts from compartmentalizing information to one in which information is shared through a community and decisions are made collectively. This would, obviously, place the organization in a position to examine its internal HR policies with respect to a revised system of rewards based on team accomplishment or organizational accomplishment , as well as revised practices on attracting talent, and incentivizing the retention of current talent.]]> 2018-08-29 13:14:26 UTC https://padlet.com/grogers011/zxyq6nt46qxi/wish/276201963