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Coherence The Glue that Binds the Various Pieces of the Firm Together, Enabling Then to Act as One |
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Source: "The Centerless Corporation", Bruce A.Pasternack and Albert. J. Viscio, 1998. Executive summary by Vadim Kotelnikov
"Coherence is what makes a corporation greater than the sum of it parts." - Bruce A.Pasternack and Albert. J. Viscio
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Why Coherence? Anyone who wants to achieve solutions to the problems of tomorrow must acquire this vital trait – coherence. You cannot realize the benefits of the new business model without this glue that holds together its elements. Coherence is what makes a corporation greater than the sum of it parts. The goal is to encourage access to and sharing of capabilities across your company. By achieving coherence, every individual and each part of the company will be better able to drive purposefully toward a common goal that is clear, communicated, and understood by everyone. "The organizational units themselves may always be in flux, but with effective linkages all the relevant pieces are tied together in a grand unit of common purpose and direction."
The qualities of speed and responsiveness and the ability to tap into the full potential of an organization are not gifted – you should build them. There is only one way to achieve these necessary qualities and abilities – to develop coherence among the many disparate and far-flung pieces of your company. One of the major objectives is to make your business model more dynamic and less mechanical than the traditional corporation.
One key to successful business evolution and growth in today's rapidly changing economy driven by knowledge and innovation is to let go of centralized control. People who stay closer to customers know better the market needs and can respond faster to rapidly changing customer requirements. In flat organizations, decisions are made faster, entrepreneurial creativity of employees is released, and ideas are managed better... More
The Growing Role of the Business Architect In today's knowledge- and innovation-driven complex economy, business architects are in growing demand. To build a winning synergistically integrated organization, companies need cross-functionally excellent people who can tie several silos of business development expertise together, create synergies, design winning business model and a balanced business system and then lead people who will put their plans into action... More
Organizations as Complex and Evolving Systems... Organizational Transformation... Creating and Leading an Adaptive Organization... Systems Thinking... Inclusive Organization... Inclusive Leadership... A Connected Enterprise... Business Enablers... Keys to Coherence...
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Bibliography:
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"The Centerless Corporation", Bruce A.Pasternack and Albert. J. Viscio
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"Managing Complexity", Robin Wood
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"The Next Common Sense", Lissack, M. and Ross, J.
