The Organization of the Future

"This is a treasure-trove of some of the best thinking today on leadership, management, and strategy."  --Journal of Management Consulting "The Organization of the Future is required reading.... If you don't use this book to help guide your organization through the changes, you may well be left behind." --Nonprofit World What do employees expect from the organizations they support? How can organizations maintain stability in times of massive change? These are the questions modern organizations face as they struggle to grow and evolve. The Organization of the Future offers timeless responses from such leading authorities as Peter F. Drucker, C.K. Prahalad, Nathaniel Branden, Lewis E. Platt, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Jay R. Galbraith, and Deepak Sethi. Their incisive essays reveal: * How to build "know-how" and "know-who" to develop successful teams * How to prepare for "breakdowns" and create the nimble, change-adept company * How to attract, motivate, and retain the best employees * How seven basic policies can lead to high performance and high self-esteem * How to support work-life balance and provide flexibility for knowledge workers Each essay provides observations that will help leaders in business, nonprofits, and government keep their organizations healthy, competitive, and poised for the future.

Introduction: Toward the New Organization Peter F. Drucker Part I: Shaping Tomorrow's Organizations 1. Preparing for Organizational Change James A. Champy 2. How Generational Shifts Will Transform Organizational Life Jay A. Conger 3. The Soul of the New Organization Michael Hammer 4. The "Big" Organization of the Future Ric Ducques, Paul Gaske 5. Will the Organization of the Future Make the Mistakes of the Past? Jeffrey Pfeffer 6. Designing for Implementability Orit Gadiesh, Scott Olivet 7. New Competencies for a New World Iain Somerville, John Edwin Mroz Part II: New Models for Working and Organizing 8. The Circular Organization Frances Hesselbein 9. The Reconfigurable Organization Jay R. Galbraith 10. The Organization's New Clothes Ron Ashkenas 11. The Mondragon Model: A New Pathway for the Twenty-First Century Joel A. Barker 12. The Future Organization: A Chameleon in All Its Glory Doug Miller 13. Creating a Leadership Organization with a Learning Mission Glenn R. Jones Part III: Organizing for Strategic Advantage 14. Restoring People to the Heart of the Organization of the Future Rosabeth Moss Kanter 15. Competitiveness and Civic Character Philip Kotler 16. The Work of New Age Manners in the Emerging Competitive Landscape C.K. Prahalad 17. Organizing for Endless Winning Martin E. Hanaka, Bill Hawkins 18. Creating Sustainable Learning Communities for the Twenty-First Century Stephanie Pace Marshall 19. Organizing Around Capabilities Dave Ulrich Part IV: Working and Organizing in a Wired World 20. Human Capital in the Digital Economy Anthony F. Smith, Tim Kelly 21. Shock Waves from the Communications Revolution Edward D. Miller 22. Self-Esteem in the Information Age Nathaniel Branden 23. The Seven R's of Self-Esteem Deepak Sethi 24. Future Present Frederick G. Harmon Part V: Leading People in the Organization of the Future 25. Passing the Baton: Preparing Tomorrow's Leaders James G. Brocksmith Jr. 26. Retaining Your Top Performers Marshall Goldsmith 27. Situational Leadership in the Multicultural Organization Paul Hersey, Dewey E. Johnson 28. Emotions, Tempo, and Timing in Managing People Pierre J. Everaert 29. Leading Across Cultures: Five Vital Capabilities John Alexander, Meena S. Wilson 30. Cultivating Inner Resources for Leadership Diana Chapman Walsh 31. Learning to Lead Robert H. Rosen Part VI: New Definitions of Organizational Health 32. Employee Work-Life Balance: The Competitive Advantage Lewis E. Platt 33. The Healthy Organization: A Profile Richard Beckhard 34. Diversity and Organizations of the Future R. Roosevelt Thomas Jr. 35. Producing Social Results Greg Parston 36. The Voluntary Health Organization of the Future John R. Seffrin 37. Building a Healthy Company--For the Long Term A.W. Dahlberg, David W. Connell, Jennifer Landrum 38. The Next Challenge Chris Argyris The Last Word Unimagined Futures Charles Handy