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| ability to move quickly towards new oppertunities |
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| ability to exploit the value of proprietary assets; sense how value is being created on the short term |
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| having the right balance between alignment and adaptability |
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| create separate structures for different typs of activities ( one focusing on adaptability, another on alignment) |
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| characteristics structural ambidexterity |
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- separation can lead to isolation+lack of linkages to core business
- temporary
- top down |
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| individual employees make own choices between alignment or adaptation oriented activities |
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| characteristic contextual ambidexterity |
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| systems and structures more flexible |
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| need to use combination of both to deliver |
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| four ambidextrous behaviours in inidividuals |
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initiative
cooperative
brokers
multitaskers |
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| dual capacity for alignment and adaptability on individual level |
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| contextual ambidexterity at organizational level |
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| collective orientation of the employees toward simultaneous pursuit of alignment and adaptability |
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| building contextual ambidexterity |
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stretch+ discipline = performance management
support+trust = social support |
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| don't produce up to potential |
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| perform well on short sight; high employee turnover |
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| 5 steps to build ambidextrous organization |
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1. diagnose your organizational context
2. focus on a few levers+employ them consistently
3. build understanding at all levels of org.
4. view contextual+structural ambidex. as complements
5. view contextual ambid. iniatives as 'driving leadership' |
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