Version specific to a speech on organizational structure....
Introducing Dean Meyer
We talk a lot about transformation.
But to be a transformational leader, we have to be able to
explain where you're going -- transformation to WHAT?
And you have to plan a strategy that deliberately gets you there.
Well, I'm pleased to introduce a guy who has a
compelling vision of the "to what."
He's a thought leader in the
"business within a business" paradigm,
where the organizational hierarchy holds
a network of empowered internal entrepreneurs.
And he can explain that vision with great clarity.
Beyond that, he's spent over 40 years
studying and implementing that vision.
What struck me as so powerful was that
he treats organizational leadership as a science --
engineering the organizational systems that drive performance.
He can trace symptoms to their organizational root causes.
And he can explain how to engineer things like your
organizational structure,
culture,
and resource-governance processes.
I find it fascinating how he can
challenge you with breakthrough thinking,
Then translate it into solid principles and frameworks,
And apply that to the real world,
right on down to nitty-gritty pragmatics.
And his passion for his work always comes through.
Dean is the author of 8 books,
including his capstone, How Organizations Should Work.
He's a former columnist for CIO Magazine...
He's a coach to CEOs and CIOs.
And Dean is the strategist behind
countless actual organizational transformations.
One thing I really appreciate about Dean
is that he's accessible.
I can get him on a call and get some
insights and perspectives on my challenges,
withing a sales pitch or
feeling obliged to buy something.
We've invited Dean here to talk about....
Please welcome Dean Meyer.
