facilitating transformation in crisis
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A Case Study of Organizational Change in ChinaThis presentation was given to the ASTD Virtual Conference 2009. It provides insights on how to facilitate an organizational change program through using a case study about a Chinese corporation transforming during the SARS crisis.TRANSCRIPT
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Facilitating Transformation in Crisis A Case Study of Organizational Change in China
Mark Pixley [email protected]
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Mark Pixley
Managing Director of LEADERSHIP INC, based in Shenzhen China. As an organizational consultant/facilitator and executive coach, he works with senior managers to provide organizational change and leadership development.
He is a certified facilitator who has worked with a range of multinational and Chinese corporate clients. These assignments have included organizational planning programs for senior management groups and leadership/productivity coaching.
Mark has fifteen years experience in organizational development in Greater China leading a range of corporate and personal workshops including strategic planning, organizational change, facilitation training, creativity and innovation, and public presentation skills.
He has spoken on Organizational Transformation and Facilitating Strategic Culture Change at various corporate conferences and contributes articles on management development to local magazines. He is a Director of the International Association of Facilitators.
He has lived in Hong Kong, Taiwan and China and speaks Mandarin Chinese. He has previously worked in corporate banking at Standard Chartered Bank and graduated from the Stern School of Business, New York University with an MBA in Finance/international Business.
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Facilitating Transformation in CrisisA Case Study of Organizational Change in China
Introduction Crisis & Transformation Case Study
Facilitated Process Transformation Formula Alignment and Consensus Integrated Approach Results
Questions to Prepare
Structure of Crisis
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CrisisA
B
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Organizational Transformation
A
B
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How do you make organization A into organization B?
OrganizationResults
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Another change to be aware of...
HierarchicalNetworked/Project based
Case Study – SZ CITS
Recently Privatized Government run organization
Took place during SARS
Decided to do a 3 day offsite With the management team...
about 25 people
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Facilitated Process
A structured consensus decision making process that guides a group to look at their organization and develop change strategies
Current Standing Point Practical Vision Underlying Contradiction Strategic Directions Implementation TaskforceImplementation
TaskforcesCurrent
Standing Point
PracticalVision
StrategicDirection
UnderlyingContradiction
ParticipatoryStrategy Planning
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Transformation Formula
D x V x F > R
D = Desire for change (comes out of a realization of how bad things are)
V = Vision (Image of what we want in 3 – 5 years) F = First Steps (Specific action that can be taken in the
next 3-6 months)
Must be greater than... R=Resistance (What is stopping the change from taking
place)
Whole-Scale Change by Dannemiller Tyson Associates
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Alignment and Consensus
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Integrated Approach
A Senior Management Vision/ Strategy Meeting (5 – 15 people)
Senior & Middle Management Strategy/ Implementation Meeting (20 – 50 people)
Series of BU, departmental or issue basis planning meetings
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Results
First travel agency back in the market New focus on “Quality Travel” Were able to exceed original corporate
goals Senior people more focused
“Knew we could change individually, did not know we could change as a group.” -Deputy General Manager
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Questions for preparing a transformation program...
What is the question/issue we need to deal with?
What are the results which we need to get?
Who are the people who need to be involved?
What is the process which will allow them to be involved and create needed results?
Whose agreement or support do we need to get the process going?
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Thank you !