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freehe
5/23/2017 6:51:35 PM
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AT&T Squashing
It is great to know that AT&T continue to reinvest the company to grow and expand and take risks. The greatest companies take risks and learn from their mistakes.
Being able to reduce their development process and change their corporate culture will save money, provide ROI, increase revenue and foster a corporate cutlure of collaboration and teamwork.
freehe
5/23/2017 6:59:56 PM
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Transformation
"Donovan also described three psychological transformations organizations must go through to excel during this transformational period in the communications industry -- humility, courage and the willingness to work alone. Donovan advised organizations to break processes down to minimize the number of individuals involved in decision-making."
In addition companies must develop a culture of accountability, develop effective communication strategies (internally and externally), develop a process to escalate issues and develop cross-functional coordination.
Companies also go through the phases of organizational change management: denial, resistance, exploration, acceptance or commitmen.
DHagar
5/23/2017 10:11:48 PM
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Re: AT&T Squashing Debate
@freehe, exactly! It takes that kind of leadership to drive organizations in new directions! But that is what makes them leaders and innovators.
afwriter
5/24/2017 12:18:14 AM
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Re: AT&T on Squashing the Debate Society
I think this is one of AT&T's greatest attributes and why the company continues to be a leader in the industry.
JohnBarnes
5/29/2017 8:13:12 PM
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"To everything there is a season .... and a time to every expected revenue curve under the given assumptions"
The debate-society structure originated in an age of very expensive (and by our standards ridiculously slow and low-capacity) IT when the most important thing for an individual executive was not to be the one who locked in the decision that went badly, because a bad decision was so costly and because it took so long to find out it had been bad.
Now that all those conditions are changed, it's the day of "fail fast," "ready-fire-aim," and "crash test genius."
I can't predict why or how, but the curves will move again -- they're always moving -- and one day it will suddenly shift yet again from "Look before you leap" to "He who hesitates is lost."
Meanwhile, the new world is at least bold and exciting and offers us all an endless supply of things to write about.
dlr5288
5/31/2017 2:04:27 PM
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Re: AT&T Squashing Debate
Most definitely! It's important for someone to, my only take the lead, but to be able to lead in the right direction and have a smooth transition.
DHagar
5/31/2017 4:38:50 PM
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Re: AT&T Squashing Debate
@dir5288, very true. They make it safe to move forward. They may take the risks, but also get the biggest returns and rewards.
dlr5288
6/28/2017 10:40:13 AM
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Re: AT&T Squashing Debate
I agree! A leader must definitely take risks, within a certain realm. Still, it's important.
DHagar
6/28/2017 7:01:30 PM
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Re: AT&T Squashing Debate
@dir5288, taking risks must be a "calculated" action based on changing the barriers and removing the risks to create something new that is better than what existed before. Then you open the doors for others to accept appropriate risk leels and together create new capabilities. Then the risks are actually preferred options to not taking the risk and accepting change.
dlr5288
6/29/2017 1:05:42 PM
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Re: AT&T Squashing Debate
Good points! I definitely think taking risks is necessary. You have to find the balance and weigh the risk and the reward.
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