Just like any being an organisation goes through different phases in its evolution. This Friday we are going to take a closer look at these stages: pioneering, differentiating, integrating and associating as Lievegoed / Glasl identify them. Using the evolutionary theory of these and other scientists as background, the changes a company goes through are explained.
Working in a start-up or being closely in contact with young, developing companies, we can observe changes everyday. But how do all these changes happen? With this presentation I hope to give you a tool to analyze the current life stadium of your organisation and to anticipate next phases.
6. Pioneering
4 Phases of
- Organization is founded
Associating Differentiating
- Mainly influenced by the pioneer
organizational evolution
- Autocratic
- Vision is main focus of organization
Integrating
7. If they cannot imagine
the future, they cannot
create it.
- C. Prahalad, 1999
8. Pioneering
4 Phases of
Associating Differentiating
organizational evolution
Integrating
A big family
9. Pioneering
- Organization is founded
- Mainly influenced by the pioneer
- Autocratic
- 4 Phases of
A big family
Associating Differentiating
organizational evolution
First symptons of crisis:
- A too fast changing environment
- Fast organic growth with unknown
customers
- New hires that do not match the leadership
style Integrating
10. Pioneering
4 Phases of
Associating Differentiating
organizational evolution
In full crisis & transition
Integrating
11. Pioneering
- Organization is founded
- Mainly influenced by the pioneer
- Autocratic
- 4 Phases of
A big family
Associating Differentiating
organizational evolution
More crisis:
- Decreasing profits
- Conflicts with the leadership style,
communication & information
- Decrease in motivation, strength & flexibility
Integrating
17. Pioneering
- Synthesis of pioneering & differentiation
- Development of a complete organism
- Horizontal orientation
-Associating
High autonomy, responsibility & self-initiative
Differentiating
- Decentralized, autonomous teams
Integrating
20. Pioneering
- Linking & interaction with
the environment
- Lean enterprise system
Associating - Complete value creation
Differentiating
stream of entire supply chain
- Company biotopes (~ Keiretsu)
Integrating
21. Focus not just on your
competitors, but also on
your collaborators and
complementors.
- C. Shapiro, 1998
24. Pioneering
Transformation to a new phase
=
Associating Differentiating
Transformation to a new
organizational culture
Integrating
25. Pioneering
- Cultural conflict
- Entrenched mindsets and behaviors
Transformation:
Associating
- Old organizational culture Differentiating
- New values, vision and mission statement
that are lived by key people
- A self learning living organism
Integrating