TRANSFORMING ORGANIZATIONAL POLITICS INTO
NEW BUSINESS PERFORMANCE AND INDIVIDUAL GROWTH
RECLAIMING LOST EXECUTIVE TIME
Tuesday, July 14, 1998
2:10 AM - 4:10 PM Eastern
(11:10 AM - 1:10 PM Pacific)
***** Please respond by Friday, June 19, 1998 *****
PURPOSE: Collaborative Action Associates cordially invites you to
participate in a practical data driven teleconference to identify and
discuss concrete ways to transform organizational politics into new
business effectiveness and individual development. There is no fee for
participation in this teleconference.
WHO SHOULD PARTICIPATE: Executives, managers, individual contributors, and
change agents who are actively involved or interested in reducing
organizational politics while increasing organizational performance,
candor, and innovation.
*** Please feel free to distribute this message intact to interested
individuals ***
*** but not to other internet discussion lists. Thanks. ***
WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE FOR PARTICIPATING: Every individual who completes the
attached 15-minute confidential survey will receive:
1. An executive summary identifying recurring barriers to transforming
organizational politics into new business performance.
2. A transcript of the teleconference (described below) via email or, upon
request, an audiotape.
TELECONFERENCE DESIGN
1. IDENTIFYING THE BARRIERS TO TRANSFORMING ORGANIZATIONAL POLITICS: The
attached questionnaire will be analyzed for recurring barriers and then
reported out in generic and anonymous fashion. A summary of this
information will be distributed to all individuals who submit their
questionnaire. This research data will be used to focus the discussion
during the teleconference described below.
2. THE TELECONFERENCE: From the total pool of respondents, a
representative group of about 20 organizations will be invited to join in
a two hour teleconference on July 14, 1998. Participants will be selected
so as to provide a cross-section of industries and organizational roles.
During the teleconference, a panel of experienced executives and change
agents will discuss and illustrate successful and unsuccessful approaches
to transforming organizational politics into new business performance and
individual growth. Teleconference participants will be encouraged to
address questions and comments to panelists. After the teleconference,
all individuals who submitted a survey will receive a teleconference
transcript via email, or upon request, an audiotape.
A cross-section of individuals will be invited to participate in a quality
assurance interview to collect feedback on the conference experience
itself.
PANELISTS:
ALAN FIDLER, Director of Operations, Americas Business Center, Polaroid
Corporation, Bedford MA. Mr. Fidler has over 25 years of managerial
experience in manufacturing, product development, strategic marketing, and
customer care operations. He is presently responsible for the overall
management and leadership of Polaroid's primary call and service
activities for North America, a $1.2 billion business. He is actively
leading Polaroid's efforts to accelerate his organization's business
performance through new innovative business practices.
DONNA KIMMEL, Manager, Leadership Development, Texas Instruments, Dallas,
TX. Ms. Kimmel is responsible for managing leadership and executive
development worldwide for Texas Instruments. In addition, she manages the
team responsible for individual growth and development and succession
planning. She has a professional interest in the reality of office
politics and how it derails talented individuals in organizations. Ms.
Kimmel has a Master of Science in Organizational Development from
Pepperdine University.
JUDY HAMM, Manager of Training and Development, Americas Business Center,
Polaroid Corporation, Bedford MA. Ms. Hamm has 20 years of experience
with Polaroid in a variety of positions. As Manager of Training and
Development, she has examined and worked with a number of change methods.
Currently, she has been implementing new organizational learning practices
focused on increasing performance management and individual and group
development.
GARY LOSPALUTO, Co-President and Founder, Collaborative Action Associates,
Medford, MA. Mr. Lospaluto has developed practical methods for
implementing organizational change, reducing organizational politics, and
measuring the resulting bottom-line impact. He has over 18 years
experience consulting to a wide range of organizations, including
Motorola, Amoco Oil, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Owens-Corning, Tellabs, and
Digital Equipment. Mr. Lospaluto received his Masters degree at Harvard,
where he studied and worked with Chris Argyris.
MICHAEL HALPERIN (MODERATOR), Co-President, Collaborative Action
Associates, Medford, MA. With over 20 years of consulting experience, Mr.
Halperin has fostered effective organizational change in a wide range of
settings and applications. During the past nine years, he has helped
develop and implement Collaborative Action Technology. He coordinated a
research effort to diagnose and overcome critical barriers to maximizing
the value of corporate training and organization development efforts.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE: By FRIDAY, JUNE 19, please return your answers to the
questions below. We will be contacting a number of respondents during the
week of June 22 to invite them to participate in the teleconference. There
is no fee for participation in this conference. Those participating in
the teleconference will be asked to make a regular toll call to the
conference bridge.
*** Individual names and company affiliations will be kept strictly
confidential. ***
*** The data will be summarized and reported in generic and anonymous terms
***
*** Please call us if you have concerns or questions. ***
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BARRIERS TO TRANFORMING ORGANIZATIONAL POLITICS QUESTIONNAIRE
**** Please return to mike.halperin@collab-action.com or fax to (781)
322-7465. ****
**** Do not reply to the list, if you received this via a list! ****
PART I: BACKGROUND QUESTIONS
1. Name:
2. Organization:
3. Role in the organization:
4. Would you be interested in joining the July 14th teleconference if
invited?
____ Yes. My phone number for invitation purposes is
_________________________.
(tentatively mark your calendar please )
____ No
PART II: QUESTIONS ON BARRIERS
1. Issue: Think of an important unresolved political issue you have or
with which you are currently dealing. First label, then briefly describe
the issue.
2. Difficult to Discuss: What is or has been "difficult to discuss or
undiscussable" openly within your organization about the above issue,
e.g., what thoughts have you had but were not willing to verbalize openly
or expressed in writing?
3. Consequences of discussing the issues: From you inner thoughts, what
are the consequences , if any, of openly discussing the issues with others
in your organization who may be directly involved?
***** Please return to mike.halperin@collab-action.com or fax to (781)
322-7465. *****
(c) 1998 by CAA, Inc.
Michael J. Halperin PH: (781) 324-4789
Co-President FAX: (781) 322-7465
Collaborative Action Associates EMAIL: mike.halperin@collab-action.com
Nine Wolcott Park, Suite One
Medford, MA 02155 "Creating New Knowledge for Competent Action"
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