Category Archives: learning organisation

The future of Records Management (A youtube video)

Posted on February 19, 2014 by lawrence serewicz

I thought it was time to join the YouTube generation and post a video. I narrated a PowerPoint presentation and converted it into a video. Although these tools have been around for a few years, I did this for two … Continue reading →

Posted in information management, learning organisation, records management, Uncategorized | Tagged data protection, forecasting, Freedom of information, PowerPoint presentation, presentation, records management, video | 1 Comment

Three ways to check your company’s health

Posted on February 13, 2014 by lawrence serewicz

Most chief executives think that they can understand their organisation by what is going right. They look at performance indicators to see what is green, what is delivering the best results and what offers the most profits. For an individual, … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, customer service, learning organisation, management | Tagged Business, Chief Executive, Chief executive officer, corporate culture, disciplinary, grievance, learning organisation, management, organisation, Organizational culture | Comments Off

How well does your company handle a fire drill?

Posted on October 2, 2013 by lawrence serewicz

As a chief executive or as a senior manager, you will want to know the health of your organisation. You will want to know if the organisation can carry out your vision. Are staff engaged with the company? Will they … Continue reading →

Posted in change managment, leadership, learning organisation, management | Tagged Business, Communication, Drill, Fire alarm system, Fire drill, management, Organization, Senior management | Comments Off

Who is creating the rotten barrels in your company?

Posted on August 7, 2013 by lawrence serewicz

In an earlier post, I discussed the myth of the rogue employee. The post focused on how the term was used when an organisation wanted to scapegoat an employee. When that happened, I argued that the organisation used the term to … Continue reading →

Posted in change, coruption, culture, leadership, learning organisation, management | Tagged Barclays, Business, Employment, Enron, LIBOR, Organization, Organizational culture, rotten apple, Senior management | Comments Off

Culture eats your structure for lunch

Posted on July 10, 2013 by lawrence serewicz

Peter Drucker allegedly said that culture eats strategy for breakfast. If strategy is for breakfast then your structure is for lunch. Culture will overcome any structural chart or any reorganisation. Companies fail because they believe that a restructure will change … Continue reading →

Posted in change managment, culture, leadership, learning organisation | Tagged Business, culture change, Double loop learning, Learning organization, management, Microsoft PowerPoint, Organizational culture, Peter Drucker, PowerPoint | 25 Comments

Systems thinking for middle managers: workplace democracy in action.

Posted on April 6, 2013 by lawrence serewicz

As middle manager, I have been thinking a lot about how I do my job. As a colleague explained to me, “We are the jam in the sandwich.” I liked the idea because it shows a central, sweet, and connective … Continue reading →

Posted in change managment, learning organisation, management | Tagged brendan mccarron, Business, Democracy, difficult conversations, Harold Jarche, Human resources, leadership, management, Middle management, Senior management, Thought | 1 Comment

Is augmented reality the future for archives in a digital age?

Posted on November 11, 2012 by lawrence serewicz

I have been thinking about the future of archives for the next 20 years and how services will be delivered. I am interested in how the public (archive users) will access the archives. In particular, I am interested in how … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, information management, learning organisation, local government, records management | Tagged Archive, Archivist, Born-digital, digital integrity, digital phase, Heritage Lottery Fund, HLF, Information Age, Rare Book School, records management, Research | 1 Comment

Four questions for George Entwistle at parliament on 23 October 2012

Posted on October 22, 2012 by lawrence serewicz

When George Entwistle answers questions before the Culture, Media, and Sport Committee on Tuesday 23 October 2012, the committee will face several challenges. First, the committee will show the public’s interest about the withdrawal of the Newsnight programme. On the … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, leadership, learning organisation, path dependency, renewal | Tagged Allegation, BBC, Entwistle, George Entwistle, Harassment, harassment issues, Jimmy Savile, Newsnight, politics, Savile, sexual harassment policy | Comments Off

What you allow to interrupt you defines your priorities

Posted on August 24, 2012 by lawrence serewicz

We often hear management gurus advising us that effective and successful leaders know how to prioritise their work and the work of their company. To an extent, they are correct. What is left unsaid and not discussed is how those … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, learning organisation, management | Tagged Business, Chief executive officer, Effective Executive, leadership, management, management gurus, Peter Drucker, Senior management, United States | 5 Comments

Are we all managers now?: the rise of the self-organising organisations.

Posted on August 4, 2012 by lawrence serewicz

The future of manager is connected to the future of work. There has been talk of the self-organising organisation, which would cut or end the need for managers. Instead, we are all managers now. The future of work will be … Continue reading →

Posted in change managment, culture, learning organisation, local government, management | Tagged Active management, Business, Decision making, management, management firm, Organization, Passive management, self organising, social media | Comments Off