TLP Test of Managerial Potential
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Management in a Changed Environment
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Where is it ?coming from ?What can it do
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What happens when the business environment changes dramatically? What happens when a company faces a new set of ?opportunities and threats
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a large majority of organizational( 1) transformations were accomplished via rapid and discontinuous change over most or all domains of ,organizational activity small shanges in strategies,( 2) structures, and power distributions did not accumulate to produce fundamental transformations, and major environmental changes and( 3) chief officer succession influenced .transformations
Elaine Romanelli and Michael L. Tushman,
Dont just ...stand there !do something
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The obvious managerial :response is to
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Shift the companys goals to match environmental opportunities and threats destroy historical links paradigm shift strategic planning/learning processes ownership changes
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The obvious managerial :response is to
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Shift capabilities to match goals change organizational structure retrain managers and employees recruit new managers and employees change boundaries of company ..((mergers, acquisitions, etc
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customer competition
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flexible resource base (capital, geographic (locations, people flexible and fluid structure lean/flat organization ability to steal (ideas, ..(methods, etc emphasis upon process and issue management
as opposed to functional management and/or business unit management
excellent understanding of environment
culture encouraging risk taking smooth and quick decision-making processes open communication speedy implementation
What does all of this have to do with my role ?as a HR manager
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QWL Satisfaction Motivation
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Demographics
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Intelligence Aggressiveness Personality Motivation Mobility Role perceptions Leadership Ethics Education Technical skills Managerial skills Leadership Professional experiences
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Human Resources managers face two very different types of conflict between organizational goals and individual capabilities
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In declining business organizations, a gap develops if individual capabilities increase at a faster rate than business goals/needs or if .business goals/needs decline In such companies, employees become frustrated because they do not have sufficient opportunities for .personal growth
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In growing business organizations, a gap develops if individual capabilities increase at a slower .rate than business goals/needs In such companies, management becomes frustrated by the lack of appropriate talent to support .organizational growth
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A failure to close the gap by increasing individual capabilities (or, the capabilities of groups of individuals) can force a growing organization to lower its business goals by abandoning .opportunities or giving in to threats Thus, HR efforts in growing organizations should focus upon closing the gap by increasing individual capabilities (or, the capabilities of groups of individuals) so that they match the business goals .as they develop
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HR Efforts to close this gap :take two forms
Strategic HR: Long-term efforts to
increase the capabilities (i.e...., human capital) of the employee .population
Tactical HR: Short-term efforts to
.change the employee population
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Strategic HR: Long-term efforts to
increase the capabilities (i.e..., human capital) of the employee .population proactive; offensive HR initiates and monitors require that HR be able to anticipate future business needs
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(:Strategic HR (Long-term efforts :Examples managerial and employee training educational leaves of absence career paths mentoring horizontal transfers temporary outplacement to customers & strategic partners strategic recruitment (recruitment (to future positions
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Tactical HR: Short-term efforts to
.change the employee population reactive; defensive ?HR monitors and initiates often require that HR decrease its emphasis upon employees as the main clients
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(Tactical HR (Short-term efforts :Examples counselling layoffs outplacement recycling golden parachutes early retirements recruitment for current needs
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internal diversity over-qualification flexible resource base (capital,
.(geographic locations, etc
culture encouraging risk taking smooth and quick decision-making processes open communication speedy implementation
flexible employee base flexible and fluid structure lean/flat organization ability to steal (ideas,
.(methods, etc
rapid recruitment and decruitment emphasis upon process and issue management
as opposed to functional management and/or business unit management
