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Blogger Choice Award

September 10, 2008 at 10:20 am · Filed under Announcement, Proudly Pinoy and tagged: ,

And the nominees are…

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Love Your Woman

August 30, 2008 at 10:41 am · Filed under Advocacy and tagged: ,

In a blogger dinner/forum at Hotel Peninsula, we are privileged to be given insight about Cervical Cancer, the # 2 cause of death among women in the Philippines and perhaps the world. Read the rest of this entry »

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Organization Development Diploma Course

August 20, 2008 at 9:47 am · Filed under Organization Development and tagged: ,

I am having a lot of learnings in this post-bacca diploma course in Organization Development offered at DLS-CSB (School of Professional and Continuing Education (SPaCE). And the class is having lots of fun too.

We are now currently in module 4 (btw, you can enter the course at any module, no pre-requisite module in this course). You receive a certificate in each module, a diploma when all 6 modules are completed.

DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF TECHNO STRUCTURAL INTERVENTIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS

Sept. 13- Oct. 18, 2008

This module enables participants to effectively plan and implement techno structural interventions. These are interventions that impact organizational systems and structures with a strong consideration of the human and social factors in implementation.

Systems and structures have the ability to modify and strongly reinforce behavior. However arriving at making changes in structure and systems would require a knowledge base in current organizational interventions applied in business.

It creates an understanding of processes of popular OD programs that influence organizational systems and structures towards greater efficiency and effectiveness. These are: Quality Circles, Kaizen, 5S, TQM, and ISO, Six Sigma, Lean Management and other information technology driven systems. This module is very useful for professionals involved in helping systems, operations and production oriented organizations.

Contents
• Quality Circles
• Kaizen
• 5S
• Total Quality Management
• International Standards Organization
• Business Process Reengineering
• Six Sigma
• Lean Management
• IT/MIS Applications to OD
• Organization Design and Redesign

If you are interested, just go visit their site. We love to have new classmates )

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Office Cost Reduction Measures

July 14, 2008 at 6:12 pm · Filed under Managing Costs and tagged: ,

Some simple ways of reducing costs in the office:


Power, Light and Water
* Turn off computer monitors when on breaktime or not in use.

* Turn off aircon, electric fan and lighting during breaktime

* Reduce aircon settings 30 minutes before end of working day. Turn-off aircon 15 minutes before end of working hours.

* Inventory all faucets, toilet water tanks, flush, pipes and fix all leaks.

* Water plants in the morning or late afternoon once a day only, with emphasis on reduction of actual water usage. Remove dead leaves and debris from pots of plants or on the soil for optimum water absorption.

*All toilet (CR) lights must be turned off when not in use

*Inventory of all lighting fixtures and remove unnecessary or redundant lighting. Choose the most cost-efficient lamps and bulbs.

* Close all possible air leaks in offices like open aircon slots, wall holes, unsealed aircon frames, wall cracks, etc to maximize aircon efficiency and reduce inflow of hot air into offices

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McKinsey’s 7S Framework

July 3, 2008 at 5:58 pm · Filed under Management, Online Resources and tagged: , ,

7S OD

I am now currently enrolled in a Diploma Course in Organization Development at DLS-CSB (Space).

So far, I am enjoying being back to school again. The facilitator has provided us something very important, in my judgment, that could make diagnosing organizations easy. It is the 7S Framework of McKinsey.

  • Strategy: the plan devised to maintain and build competitive advantage over the competition.
  • Structure: the way the organization is structured and who reports to whom.
  • Systems: the daily activities and procedures that staff members engage in to get the job done.
  • Shared Values: called “superordinate goals” when the model was first developed, these are the core values of the company that are evidenced in the corporate culture and the general work ethic.
  • Style: the style of leadership adopted.
  • Staff: the employees and their general capabilities.
  • Skills: the actual skills and competencies of the employees working for the company.

In my research in the net, I have stumbled upon these great resources that you could also check out.

Mindtools - This is recommended as it has sample checklist questions that one can use in analysis, along with a free worksheet to log your observations/analysis.

Building Brands

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