#timhjrogers: RETHINKING ORGANISATION CULTURE AND CHANGE

Monday, 24 April 2023

RETHINKING ORGANISATION CULTURE AND CHANGE

RETHINKING ORGANISATION CULTURE AND CHANGE

In his book Images of Organization, Gareth Morgan explores organisations using various metaphors

1. The Machine Metaphor: Organizations are viewed as machines and their parts are seen as components that are arranged in an efficient and rational way.

2. The Organic Metaphor: Organizations are seen as living organisms that are complex and adaptive.

3. The Brain Metaphor: Organizations are seen as an information-processing system that is controlled by a central “brain”.

4. The Culture Metaphor: Organizations are seen as culture-bearing entities that are sustained by shared values and beliefs.

5. The Political Metaphor: Organizations are seen as sites of power struggles between competing factions.

6. The Flux and Transformation Metaphor: Organizations are seen as fields of constant change, where organizational elements interact with each other and transform each other.

7. The Psychic Prison Metaphor: Organizations are seen as prisons that constrain individual potential and creativity.

8. The Instrument of Domination Metaphor: Organizations are seen as instruments of domination that allow powerful individuals to control and manipulate people.

I think it is interesting to see which of these best fit and help understand different organisations.

I am interested in thoughts on leadership, culture, and organic organisations (as opposed to mechanistic ones) ie process rather than leader and follower, evolving rather than winning and losing. I make a living as a Consultant, Project & Change Manager, often helping deliver very complex projects. My passion and interest is change - personal, corporate, cultural, transitional, transactional and transformational
Tim HJ RogersConsultant, Project & Change Practitioner Supporting people with challenge + changeQualified Coach, Mediator & Mentor.4 x GB Gold Medalist https://www.linkedin.com/in/timhjrogers/ #personalchange #corporatechange #culturalchange #transitionalchange #transactionalchange #transformationalchange #mediation #coach #mentor #philosophy #psychology #purpose #workshops #training #facilitation #jersey #guernsey #channelislands #timhjrogers

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