{"id":526,"date":"2005-11-16T14:23:35","date_gmt":"2005-11-16T19:23:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.michaelherman.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2005\/11\/16\/corporate-merger-in-open-space\/"},"modified":"2005-11-16T14:30:07","modified_gmt":"2005-11-16T19:30:07","slug":"corporate-merger-in-open-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.michaelherman.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2005\/11\/16\/corporate-merger-in-open-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Corporate Merger in Open Space"},"content":{"rendered":"

Snippets of a great corporate open space<\/a> story by Kenny Moore, author of the CEO and the Monk: One Company’s Journey to Profit and Purpose<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

Meetings were held, discussions were had and individuals were identified: somewhat akin to the Spanish Inquisition… <\/p>\n

The fact that there were almost 400 people in this newly combined I\/T department and that they were intimately responsible for the $1 billion savings, all seemed to make the CIO a little edgy, and on occasion, apoplectic. I believe someone also let it slip that his future career was somewhat connected to fixing these “minor personnel issues” as well as delivering on the one billion bucks.<\/p>\n

“If you’re truly looking to fix this problem, you’ll need to do something like an ‘Open Space’ to turn this situation around.”<\/p>\n

With executive alacrity, he barked: “Well, then, we’ll do it.” <\/p>\n

“Do what?” I replied. “Why, we’ll do an ‘Open Space.'”<\/p>\n

Plans proceeded quickly. We booked the entire facility, using the Grand Ballroom as the central gathering point for the crowd of 400.<\/p>\n

…the gory details…<\/a><\/p>\n

One off-site event does not a triumphant merger make. Our future success, as a corporate community as well as a global one, does not reside in offering bribes, incentive plans or clearly articulated measurable goals. It lies elsewhere. It dwells within. Confronting people with their freedom is what’s required. <\/p>\n

Inviting, convening and listening need to replace commanding, legislating and critiquing.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Snippets of a great corporate open space story by Kenny Moore, author of the CEO and the Monk: One Company’s Journey to Profit and Purpose. Meetings were held, discussions were had and individuals were identified: somewhat akin to the Spanish Inquisition… The fact that there were almost 400 people in this newly combined I\/T department … <\/p>\n

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