Finsch Diamond Mine - OD intervention 1988 - 1992. Comprehensive Programme to position organisation for change from surface to underground mine. This short paper was approved by the Consulting Engineering of De Beers Consolidated Mines. It won the 1991 South African Productivity Award. other publications linked to this endeavour. Olivier, A. A Practical Option of Affirmative Action Programmes, (1992), People Dynamics, August 1992. Olivier, A. Employee Involvement has many spin-offs for business. HRM, August 1992.
Royal Automobile Association of South Australia- 2007 - 2009. Restructure and rejuvenation, linked to new strategic planning. Over the period reported in this paper the Organisation went through a major repositioning and restructuring. Stragety, Structure, Talent, UVAs and levels of Work and Leadership Development Programmes. This paper was presented at the Global Organisation Design Conference in October 2009 in Buenos Aires.
Working Journeys of Individuals
Real High Potential Individuals. Our capability drives us to grow and achieve and we all do it in different ways. We will be posting examples onto this site and will regularly update them
The Working Journey of Muhammad Yunus - 2007. also published at Global Organisation. Nobel Peace Prize Winner 2006 and CEO of the Grameen Bank. Yunus created a new industry and a new language to describe that industry. Yunus asked me how could Jaques work be used to help micro-entrepneurs move more quickly to form smaller businesses and ratched regional development. The Working journey of Ayaan Hiris Ali NEW - Ayaan has been ranked as one of the top 100 most influential people in the world and her story intrigued me - it is about a girl born into one of th emost disavantaged societies in the world. In my Spring 09 Newsletter I said "Struggling against a prescribed role, dictated by the ancient values of the clan and the stifling subjugation of religious belief, she succeeded in breaking out of the mould, becoming an advocate for religious revival and a spokesperson for the emancipation and liberation of women. Here is a person whose capability not only drove her to overcome, but to encompass and then to provide transformational leadership. Ayaan’s central message like that of Nobel Laureate Winner Muhammad Yunus is that women hold the key to a sustainable, peaceful and prosperous future." The Working Journey of Col Eeben Barlow - to be loaded end December 09. Eeben Barlow was CEO of Executive Outcomes, the first modern Private Military Corporation. This is an analysis of his Journey, from a special forces operative to the head of a multinational organisation. He redefined the definition and legal status of this ancient industry (the mercenary "soldier of fortune" image) and created a massive growth industry, in part fulfilling Alvin Toffler's prescient messages in Third Wave and War and Anti War in the 21st Century. Hitler and Mandela - Read this article on Good vs Evil and how capability is not discerning. Hitler at 19 created a mental model of how his party would work, based on four principle from which he never deviated. Mandela, while in prison, was able to reach out and help his oppressors find a way forward. He knew they were lost and he could stand above it and offer leadership to his own party and that of his enemies....
So how does Capability Relate to You? Your Work vs Your Potential = Your Well-being. If you want to read more about this topic, this short article, published in the Australian Human Resources Institute in 2005, shows how your capability impacts on you and how it can be used against organisations
Services
Levels of Work Online. Want to look at using the Work Complexity Information System (WCIS)? Here is an example of a WCIS report . It is a online collaborative system and we give you a short induction course and off you go!! Good for work discussions, creating clarity and we can data warehouse your information... Contact us for a demo password.
Rapid Talent Pool Evaluation A highly effective and quick method for line managers to evaluate their talent pool according to why is comfortable where tehy are now; who can do a bigger role in the same level; who is ready for a role at the next level now and who do we think has the capabilty to do a role two levels above their current role in five years time?
For the Entrepeneur
Sustainable Growth for the Small Business - A theory of Organisational Transformation. We have come to the conclusion that entrepneurs need to have significant potential to grow businesses and to succeed in the corporate world. Here are two articles for you to consider. The first is by our colleagues Drs Atilio Penna and Emeric Solymossy in Argentina and Chicago respectivley. They look at how capability and work match and drive business growth and how the CEO needs to managed emergent complexity.
For the National Talent Pool.
Still to come: Article on Project for "Young Adults with Potential at Risk: to be loaded. end November 09
