3:45 – 4:15 pm – Registration and Networking
4:15 – 7:00 pm – Workshop
In Praise of Hierarchy: An Introduction to Requisite Organization
Poorly designed hierarchy can crush the human spirit and lead to inefficiency and ineffectiveness. Perhaps that’s why hierarchy has fallen out of favour in the management and change literature, often assumed to be out of date and antithetical to good social values. I want to make the case that well designed hierarchy is not only effective and efficient but also is personally liberating - that in most work situations, it is the most appropriate way of accomplishing goals that require the efforts of a significant number of people. I will share my experiences in teaching and consulting in Requisite Organization, a trust-building, hierarchical approach to organizations, grounded in human nature, to implementing strategy.
Along the way, I would like also to make a few points that I believe are critical to the success of work in our field:
· We cannot effectively learn from each other’s experiences without shared, clear definitions of technical terms.
· You cannot conduct a diagnosis without a theory.
· If you believe you don’t have a theory, you are working from a theory you are unconscious of.
· Good teamwork in an organization requires not just cooperation but also good coordination.
· While we all have equal rights as citizens, we do not all have equal capabilities
I will share what I have learned – and unlearned – about Requisite Organization in my 20 years of working with it as well as what I’ve learned and unlearned about such models in general. But the session will also include lots of dialogue and some small group work.
It would help me greatly if you could fill out the attached questionnaire and send it to me before the session, preferably by May 1.
Presenter Bio
Herb Koplowitz, Ph.D., is president of Terra Firma Management Consulting. He helps organizations develop the structure they need to implement strategy, fill the roles in the structure with people suited for the work and develop the management practices that build trust and get the most appropriate work from employees. Herb has consulted to organizations and trained managers and consultants across North America and the Caribbean, in Argentina, Ghana, South Africa, India and Russia.
Herb has a B.A. in mathematics and philosophy from Cornell University and a PhD in psychology from the University of Massachusetts and is licensed as a psychologist in Ontario.
Location:
U of T Faculty Club
41 Willcocks St.
Toronto, ON
Cost:
Paid TODN Members: Free (Join)
Guests: $55 by May 9, $65 after.
Groups of 2 or more: $50 / each
Students: $25