6 Principles to Create an Adaptive Organization (Reeves)

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According to Reeves, Lewin and Ueda, companies - similar to living organisms - are "COMPLEX ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS". They evolve in a complex manner, wherein individuals contribute towards shaping and altering the system. In turn, the system leads individual entities to be adaptive to changes, which in fact is the only way to survive. Accordingly, leaders must manage the complex process of change, in view of guaranteeing the survival of the firm and the development of staff. The authors draw up a range of six principles that can assist leaders in managing complexity:

1. BOLSTER (~SUPPORT) DIVERSITY: Ensure that the company gathers a strong mix of "people, ideas & endeavors". Recruit staff from different backgrounds. Encourage the staff to experiment new ideas.
2. COMPARTMENTALIZE: Compartmentalize business units to ensure a degree of independence from the overall system. This prevents external shocks from adversely affecting the individual businesses. (...) Read more? Sign up for free
   

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		Benefits of Principles of Adaptive Organizations Dr. Anil Kumar Singh, Lecturer, India, Member
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		Comments on 4 Principles, a 7th? Haiblet, Consultant, France, Member
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		Compartmentalizing Adaptive Organizations Alexey Timoshek, Russian Federation, Member
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		Organization Principles to Manage Complexity Agnes Kamau, Analyst, Kenya, Member
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		Dialogue for Understanding for Adaptive Organizations Bill Boynton, Teacher, United States, Member
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		5 Values for Organizational Adaptability srinivas, Lecturer, India, Member
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		The Main Principal to Establish an Adaptive Organization Hussain Abdulla, Entrepreneur, Bahrain, Premium Member
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		Duplication Leads to more Complexity ld wilson, Consultant, United States, Member
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		Duplication Can Increase Adaptability of an Organization Jaap de Jonge, Editor, Netherlands
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		At what Cost?????? ld wilson, Consultant, United States, Member
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		The Need to Limit Organizational Duplication Jaap de Jonge, Editor, Netherlands
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		Strategies to Employ in Order to Become an Adaptive Organization Ger de Waard, Management Consultant, Netherlands, Premium Member
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		Problems with Compartmentalizing LOKESH AGARWAL, Member
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		Entrepreneurial Environment Gregory Johnson, Coach, United States, Premium Member
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