Organising Dynamics
Here’s a link for anyone who might be interested to one of the draft chapters for the book I am writing, Smart Working: Creating The Next Wave. I realise that this book, like many based on theory and practical reflection, makes demands of readers. I know that the intended audience, busy managers, are pushed for time.
Are you familiar with The Reduced Shakespeare Company? Their Hamlet in two minutes is very funny. And then they do it backwards.
The Reduced Version
I am not suggesting that for one second that my prose might be compared with Shakespeare’s masterpiece. Half-way readable would be good. Once the book is finished though, I will do a two minute version of each chapter. But for the moment, I am afraid you are lumbered with the full version.
I would really appreciate any comments, suggestions or questions.
Hi Anne Marie
Just to let you know I downloaded your chapter. I’ll happily read it and give feedback. Let me know what would be particularly useful for me to focus on…
Best wishes
Christine
Hi Christine
Many apologies for my tardy response. That is so kind of you – thank you!
I suppose what I am after is – does the arguement make sense? Plus, is the academic writing style too turgid?
It is being published as a research publication. I am not aiming to write it as an easy, airport style book. But neither should it be so dry as to be off-putting. I am trying to avoid jargon, for example, and to explain terminology where it is unclear.
I will Tweet you a link to the introduction to the book, which will hopefully show how this chapter fits in with an unfolding arguement, which is:
(1) Organisations are hugely dynamic and complex. Obvious, but …
(2) Too easy for businesses and business schools to focus on tools, technologies and tangible things like frameworks, methods and measures.
(3) It is in the intangibles (feedback, displaye and perceived emotions, reactions, interactions ….) where value is created, or destroyed.
(4) Smart working and managing is about what happens between people. The rest of the book is about Creating The Next Wave, and focuses on the practical work I have been doing on action learning, dialogue, individual and collective reflection – what has worked and what has been problematic.
Thanks again!!