Are you a Systems Thinker? How would you explain systems thinking and its impact on an organization? Let us say that you have just taken on the role of District Manager for a new video conferencing company, UMG Learning Systems Organizations, Inc. (UMGLSO) which has a mission of providing meeting and conferencing services that promote system thinking in learning organizations. You have been asked by your boss to present to the board of a potentially large customer, the way in which the company services can help to support Systems Thinking within a Learning Organization of the future.

• Taking into consideration what you have learned this term (Organizational Structure, Culture, Behavior, etc.) provide at least three strategies that would help the organization move toward the future.
  • Construct strategies that impact effectiveness and efficiency.
  • Discuss change strategies and identify which actions should be focused on first.
  • Analyze and explain the relationship between structure and culture in decision-making.
• Use resources from this session and/or others and research-based articles from the online library to support your strategies and analysis

References

Gregg Learning. (2019, November 19).Organizational culture[Video]. YouTube.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6Y61qshVv8

Black, D. S., and Cortes, A. H. (2019). Organizational designs and structures. InPrinciples of management(Chapter 4.3). OpenStax.https://openstax.org/books/principles-management/pages/4-3-organizational-designs-and-structures

Devaney, E. (2022).Nine organizational structures every company should consider.HubSpot.https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/team-structure-diagrams

Gregg Learning. (2019, May 28).Organizational structure[Video]. YouTube.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXys9tiiZRQ