Comments on: Sowing seeds of destruction http://www.jarche.com/2009/09/sowing-seeds-of-destruction/ Life in Perpetual Beta Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:59:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jon Husband http://www.jarche.com/2009/09/sowing-seeds-of-destruction/comment-page-1/#comment-190711 Jon Husband Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:04:52 +0000 http://www.jarche.com/?p=2834#comment-190711 <i>An example of this is GE (not one of my favorite companies) who changed culture by laying off a good portion of their work force, moving their head quarters, and hiring new members to create a totally new culture to fit their new organization.</i> They called him Neutron Jack (sung to the tune of "hey-ho, hey-ho, it's off to work I go"). ;-) An example of this is GE (not one of my favorite companies) who changed culture by laying off a good portion of their work force, moving their head quarters, and hiring new members to create a totally new culture to fit their new organization.

They called him Neutron Jack (sung to the tune of “hey-ho, hey-ho, it’s off to work I go”).

;-)

]]> By: Harold Jarche http://www.jarche.com/2009/09/sowing-seeds-of-destruction/comment-page-1/#comment-190700 Harold Jarche Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:48:26 +0000 http://www.jarche.com/?p=2834#comment-190700 Have to agree there, Virginia. It will be radical and/or traumatic for many people. Have to agree there, Virginia. It will be radical and/or traumatic for many people.

]]> By: Virginia Yonkers http://www.jarche.com/2009/09/sowing-seeds-of-destruction/comment-page-1/#comment-190698 Virginia Yonkers Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:26:05 +0000 http://www.jarche.com/?p=2834#comment-190698 I think what you are describing though is a change in organizational culture, not just structure. And unfortunately, culture takes time to change or a crisis for those within the organization to accept change. An example of this is GE (not one of my favorite companies) who changed culture by laying off a good portion of their work force, moving their head quarters, and hiring new members to create a totally new culture to fit their new organization. Companies like HP had a culture of change so they were more open to new cultural changes, but it still took people at the top to allow for this change. I think what you are describing though is a change in organizational culture, not just structure. And unfortunately, culture takes time to change or a crisis for those within the organization to accept change. An example of this is GE (not one of my favorite companies) who changed culture by laying off a good portion of their work force, moving their head quarters, and hiring new members to create a totally new culture to fit their new organization.

Companies like HP had a culture of change so they were more open to new cultural changes, but it still took people at the top to allow for this change.

]]> By: Harold Jarche http://www.jarche.com/2009/09/sowing-seeds-of-destruction/comment-page-1/#comment-190694 Harold Jarche Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:09:56 +0000 http://www.jarche.com/?p=2834#comment-190694 That sounds right from my memory; and then they went on to sell their PC business to Lenovo and now focus on services. That sounds right from my memory; and then they went on to sell their PC business to Lenovo and now focus on services.

]]> By: Howard Johnson http://www.jarche.com/2009/09/sowing-seeds-of-destruction/comment-page-1/#comment-190693 Howard Johnson Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:20:55 +0000 http://www.jarche.com/?p=2834#comment-190693 I recently listen to a Harvard Bus. podcast about innovation. They claimed IBM succeeded because, instead of reforming their mainframe business model, they went to another location and started a micro-computer competitor, and then did the same for their PC business. Not sure if this applies to their switch to service, but it probably gave them a wealth of knowledge. I recently listen to a Harvard Bus. podcast about innovation. They claimed IBM succeeded because, instead of reforming their mainframe business model, they went to another location and started a micro-computer competitor, and then did the same for their PC business. Not sure if this applies to their switch to service, but it probably gave them a wealth of knowledge.

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