Strategizing from within: Values and competence are the fundamentals, language makes sense, and actions give sense.
In a knowledge intensive society, members are asking for clues on how they can make a difference. Before leaders can explain how employees can contribute, they must make sense of the strategy and the inner organizational work-life themselves. Strategizing is thus a mutual and reciprocal sense-making and sense-giving process where leaders learn to enable subsequent … Continue reading
Strategizing in Project-Based Organizations: Strategy by learning in projects from clients
To encounter the increased complexity in the business environment, more work is organized and conducted in projects. Projects ensure focus on tasks, learning goals and performance goals, and integrate diverse and specialized expertise, representing a fast and flexible mode of organizing knowledge resources. Knowledge-intensive organizations, such as law firms, engineering consultancies, management consultancies or central … Continue reading
Eirik Haslestad: Engage. And Align. 