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CASE APPLICATION A NEW WAY OF WORKING ingeficient and effective 't important for the people that supervisor ant for managers However, that's wysy Ariarato ples, was bectie. These words willed with a demons, and Interrupti Just like your work on school projects, managers Homes in the cera part of the project theyre working o are boring and men Wolder to have a map button you could get someone ele do ta boring consuming A Pir, hai bus mality for a large ber of employees As a global pharmaceutical compofueris cooking for womply be more efficient and effective. The company director of effect, ordan Cahen pinned shovel frond that the Harvard MBA wa we hired to develop wegies and we were in Googling and making Power Indeed, innerstadesconded to find me was spending on menawaring. The wenge Pumpweg 20 perc 40 percent of his or heren support work creating documents, les dich, miting data scheduling maging and only porcom percent on koon ledige week en collaborating real thinking). And the problem wiYjust towers the highest level comples were affected. The forme, David Cance director for global engineering. He is job wel real estate is managing facilities, and controlling dollabot. But he dado much diets and put together Powerf Nowever, with Pumpico anks could be passed off dividas out the Prize Works allow employees to shindaming with the click of a single button the computer desktop. They describe what they need an online form, which is the one of the Indian touring When a mos reched a tam ser in India citite Peremployee to clarify shooted and by wher. The man beheshack cospect for the requested work. If the Per employee decides to proceed the controved are credo de empleo der About this unique ingement, and the reste ding with what he prefers to call his personal conting animation He beneficial das Pure Worstendur 500 ployee wilt benned What about David Can's experience. When he gave the Indian complex projegrateple action that worked when consolidating company facilities, the team plate report together in a med, mething that would have taken him six months to do some Discussion Questions 1. Describe and share what is done with More 1. We're defined manages the individual whorect down the white other people is the orion What challenge there for when the people alfway the world How migh the four management functionele en ding with the chil lenges? What is would manage mood to be able to function effectively in this type of arrangement 3. De you think Pirould work for someone who a fine line manager Why or wtyror Do you think some would work for other pecorino Whey rely wort What types of 100 CASE APPLICATION A NEW WAY OF WORKING B eing efficient and effective isn't important just for the people that managers supervise. It's also impor. tant for managers However, that isn't always easy. A manager's job is varied com ples, and sometimes hectic. Their workdays are filled with tasks, decisions, actions, and interruptions Just like your work on school projects, managers sometimes find that certain parts of the projects they're working on are boring and monotonous. Wouldn't it be great to have a magic button you could push to get someone else to do that boring, time-consuming stuff? At Pfizer, that "magic button" is a reality for a large number of employees As a global pharmaceutical company, Pfizer is continually looking for ways to help employees be more efficient and effective. The company's senior director of organizational effectiveness, Jordan Cohen (pictured above), found that the "Harvard MBA staff we hired to develop strategies and innovate were instead Googling and making Power Points. Indeed, internal studies conducted to find out just how much time its valuable talent was spending on menial tasks was startling. The average Pfiver employee was spending 20 percent to 40 percent of his or her time on support work (creating documents, typing notes, doing research, manipulating data, scheduling meetings) and only 60 percent to 80 percent on knowledge work(strategy, innovation, networking, collaborating critical thinking). And the problem wasn't just at lower levels. Even the highest level employees were affected. Take, for instance, David Cain, an executive director for global engineering. He enjoys his job assessing environmental real estate risks, managing facilities, and controlling a multimillion-dollar budget. But he didn't so much enjoy having to go through spreadsheets and put together PowerPoints. Now, however, with Pfizer's magic button" those tasks could be passed off to individuals outside the organization Pfizer Works allows employees to shift tedious and time-consuming tasks with the click of a single button on their computer desktop. They describe what they need on an online form, which is then sent to one of two Indian service-outsourcing firms. When a request is received a team member in India calls the Pfizer employee to clarify what's needed and by when. The team member then e-mails back a cost specification for the requested work. If the Pfizer employee decides to proceed, the costs involved are charged to the employee's department. About this unique arrangement. Cain said that."He relishes working with what he prefers to call his personal consulting organization How beneficial las Pfizer Works been? It's estimated that 66 500 employee work hours have been saved. What about David Cain experiences? When he gave the Indian team a complex project researching strategic actions that worked when consolidating company facilities, the team put the report together in a month, something that would have taken him six months to do alone Discussion Questions 1. Describe and evaluate what Pfizer is doing with its Pfizer Works 2. We've defined managers as those individuals in an organization who direct and oversee the activities of other people in the organization. What challenges might there be for managers when those people are halfway around the world? How might the four management functions be useful in dealing with those chal- lenges What skills would managers need to be able to function effectively in this type of arrangement? 3. Do you think that Priver Works would work for someone who's a first-line manager? Why or why not? 4. Do you think this arrangement would work for other types of organizationa? Why or why not? What types of organizations might it also work for? Source Wide Your Own 2001 IMG "The Chere Goes On March 2360 2003 po 50-51 Making More ture Online March 2008 A Cohen Sour Workforary 2004-4) CASE APPLICATION A NEW WAY OF WORKING ingeficient and effective 't important for the people that supervisor ant for managers However, that's wysy Ariarato ples, was bectie. These words willed with a demons, and Interrupti Just like your work on school projects, managers Homes in the cera part of the project theyre working o are boring and men Wolder to have a map button you could get someone ele do ta boring consuming A Pir, hai bus mality for a large ber of employees As a global pharmaceutical compofueris cooking for womply be more efficient and effective. The company director of effect, ordan Cahen pinned shovel frond that the Harvard MBA wa we hired to develop wegies and we were in Googling and making Power Indeed, innerstadesconded to find me was spending on menawaring. The wenge Pumpweg 20 perc 40 percent of his or heren support work creating documents, les dich, miting data scheduling maging and only porcom percent on koon ledige week en collaborating real thinking). And the problem wiYjust towers the highest level comples were affected. The forme, David Cance director for global engineering. He is job wel real estate is managing facilities, and controlling dollabot. But he dado much diets and put together Powerf Nowever, with Pumpico anks could be passed off dividas out the Prize Works allow employees to shindaming with the click of a single button the computer desktop. They describe what they need an online form, which is the one of the Indian touring When a mos reched a tam ser in India citite Peremployee to clarify shooted and by wher. The man beheshack cospect for the requested work. If the Per employee decides to proceed the controved are credo de empleo der About this unique ingement, and the reste ding with what he prefers to call his personal conting animation He beneficial das Pure Worstendur 500 ployee wilt benned What about David Can's experience. When he gave the Indian complex projegrateple action that worked when consolidating company facilities, the team plate report together in a med, mething that would have taken him six months to do some Discussion Questions 1. Describe and share what is done with More 1. We're defined manages the individual whorect down the white other people is the orion What challenge there for when the people alfway the world How migh the four management functionele en ding with the chil lenges? What is would manage mood to be able to function effectively in this type of arrangement 3. De you think Pirould work for someone who a fine line manager Why or wtyror Do you think some would work for other pecorino Whey rely wort What types of 100 CASE APPLICATION A NEW WAY OF WORKING B eing efficient and effective isn't important just for the people that managers supervise. It's also impor. tant for managers However, that isn't always easy. A manager's job is varied com ples, and sometimes hectic. Their workdays are filled with tasks, decisions, actions, and interruptions Just like your work on school projects, managers sometimes find that certain parts of the projects they're working on are boring and monotonous. Wouldn't it be great to have a magic button you could push to get someone else to do that boring, time-consuming stuff? At Pfizer, that "magic button" is a reality for a large number of employees As a global pharmaceutical company, Pfizer is continually looking for ways to help employees be more efficient and effective. The company's senior director of organizational effectiveness, Jordan Cohen (pictured above), found that the "Harvard MBA staff we hired to develop strategies and innovate were instead Googling and making Power Points. Indeed, internal studies conducted to find out just how much time its valuable talent was spending on menial tasks was startling. The average Pfiver employee was spending 20 percent to 40 percent of his or her time on support work (creating documents, typing notes, doing research, manipulating data, scheduling meetings) and only 60 percent to 80 percent on knowledge work(strategy, innovation, networking, collaborating critical thinking). And the problem wasn't just at lower levels. Even the highest level employees were affected. Take, for instance, David Cain, an executive director for global engineering. He enjoys his job assessing environmental real estate risks, managing facilities, and controlling a multimillion-dollar budget. But he didn't so much enjoy having to go through spreadsheets and put together PowerPoints. Now, however, with Pfizer's magic button" those tasks could be passed off to individuals outside the organization Pfizer Works allows employees to shift tedious and time-consuming tasks with the click of a single button on their computer desktop. They describe what they need on an online form, which is then sent to one of two Indian service-outsourcing firms. When a request is received a team member in India calls the Pfizer employee to clarify what's needed and by when. The team member then e-mails back a cost specification for the requested work. If the Pfizer employee decides to proceed, the costs involved are charged to the employee's department. About this unique arrangement. Cain said that."He relishes working with what he prefers to call his personal consulting organization How beneficial las Pfizer Works been? It's estimated that 66 500 employee work hours have been saved. What about David Cain experiences? When he gave the Indian team a complex project researching strategic actions that worked when consolidating company facilities, the team put the report together in a month, something that would have taken him six months to do alone Discussion Questions 1. Describe and evaluate what Pfizer is doing with its Pfizer Works 2. We've defined managers as those individuals in an organization who direct and oversee the activities of other people in the organization. What challenges might there be for managers when those people are halfway around the world? How might the four management functions be useful in dealing with those chal- lenges What skills would managers need to be able to function effectively in this type of arrangement? 3. Do you think that Priver Works would work for someone who's a first-line manager? Why or why not? 4. Do you think this arrangement would work for other types of organizationa? Why or why not? What types of organizations might it also work for? Source Wide Your Own 2001 IMG "The Chere Goes On March 2360 2003 po 50-51 Making More ture Online March 2008 A Cohen Sour Workforary 2004-4)