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organisation is not all balance sheets and numbers signifying
revenues and profits. It is not lifeless and mathematically
definable with formulae and equations.
It is an organism whose main purpose is to survive and grow. If its
systems do not work well or have problems with its working, it
will die. Like an organism, an organisation is constantly changing
or exposed to changes and hence it has to bring about some changes
in the way it works.
The disruptive dynamics in the business ecology were being seen as
something disconnected from the organisational realities. The
possibility of the system trying to restore equilibrium was not
being considered. The natural inter-relatedness and inter-dependence
of organisations amongst themselves and with the environment was
absent, says Indraneel Mukerjee, CEO, iProdigy and an organisation
consultant, mentor and facilitator.
Differences between the stakeholders of an organisation are often
the biggest threat to the survival of an organisation. How do you
deal with these? That is where an organisation like iProdigy helps.
Says Mukerjee: Bring the differences and the potential threats to
the survival of an organisation to the surface and then work to
dissipate the threats. This ensures the long-term survival of an
organisation. In the process some of the senior level managers may
quit.
Long-surviving organizations dont manage (simply contain) change
but respond to it by evolving.
If we search deeply into some of the seemingly immortal
organisations like GE, Wal-Mart and IBM we can detect a certain life
force of evolution embedded in the very essence of their long
life-expectancy. So also is the case of our very own Tatas, says
Mukerjee.
iProdigy is not just into the business of helping organisations
survive but also help them gain the most out of the resources they
have. The latter is delivered by training programmes that cover not
straightforward skills but personal effectiveness, visioning and
purpose definition.
Emphasis on people and training is important as in a living
organisation the employees drive the organisation. In a way the
whole organisation is self-driven not driven top down. This is a
feature of an evolving organisation.
Samiran Chatterjee, global head training and development, MphasiS
said, Such training as provided by iProdigy may help retain people
longer. That leads to organisational longevity.
Mukerjee has been associated as an independent consultant with the
likes of IVL India (Indian subsidiary of SAP AG), Phoenix Global,
Lahari Media (Indias first digital music service provider), Cyber
India Online (Indias first and largest IT portal) and Technology
Media Group (promoters of Indias first 24-hour technology
television channel).
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