Importance of Being Self Organized at Work
Importance of Being Self Organized at Work
CASE STUDY: 1
This case discusses a crisis at a company. The crisis involved here is a
change in the programming of a software which is not correct. The incorrect
change in the code led to the failure of programming the software entirely
which in turn led to customers could not access their accounts, profiles, etc.,
Though the one who made this mistake is one of the best programmers and
the same crisis has been raised many times. Then the head of the organisation
went through the research about the crisis. Then they realised that
the programmers who were committing these mistakes were not self-
organised at work. As self-organisation includes a proper plan, time-table,
organising their work properly, self-awareness, etc., Which all of these make
to have a productive objective. Then the company replaced the employees
who made the mistakes with self-organised employees.
Self-organisation at work is a must!!
CASE STUDY: 2
Building the bowl
People based on their self-organizing complexity they need to create a
container called " The Bowl " for their organization so it provides focus and
guidance and freedom for people to self-organize the critical tasks. This frees
up people to develop best solutions and get the work done quickly. Bowl is a
container for the organization consisting of the vision, expectations and
accountability. Within the bowl the people are self-organized to produce
extraordinary results. Self-organizing alone is likely to lead to fragmentation
and a reduced effectiveness in the organization.
CASE STUDY: 3
• In the present scenario, many of the companies choose the path of self-
organization to grab skills from their employees and get the best
outputs Let's look into the following case: A task is assigned to a team
by their manager and informed to finish it within 24 hours. But the
team failed to do it because of one of the team members Now, the
whole team is supposed to answer their manager. So, what do we
expect here, the whole team blames that one person right But this is not
going to happen in the case of a self-organized team, there is no
shifting of blame to someone else and managers also accept that failure
is part of the process of creation? Hence the employees do not get
discouraged and give their level best to complete the work. So being
self-organized at work is must to acquire fruitful results
CASE STUDY: 4
Self-organization always has a positive impact on an employee's
performance. It not only makes work productive but also lightens workplace
stress. principles of self-organization planning: by planning we must divide
our work in such a way so that you can efficiently complete work.
Take responsibility: As a member of self-organization we need to take
responsibility for our own actions.
Get Creative: creative individuals can bring something new to the table and
give beneficial ideas.
No multitasking: Multitasking is a myth, we cannot do multiple tasks at the
same time we should only focus on one
Tips
• One of the questions we use is ‘Is it safe enough to try this idea for one
day?’ We pose the question this way to support the person who has the
idea, rather than highlight the objections of others.
• The weekly tactical meeting is our backbone. In the meetings we
discuss sections like: CHECK IN, CHECK OUT, CHECKLIST,
PROJECTS, METRICS, AGENDA. OKR Short for Objectives and
Key Results In the digital world, we needed to react faster to consumer
needs and market developments.
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portal with over a thousand (online) courses.
These offer webinars, internal or external training, and personal assessment.
One thing we offer is the ODC measurement tool.
Conclusion
As we discussed in the previous aspects, we conclude that being self-
organized at work will develop one's own ability to manage time, self-
management and increase productivity. From The above stated cases we
observe that one should be self-organized to work to develop any
organization. As we know, Perfection is about efficiency, reducing stress and
time saving and helps an individual in improving overall quality of life.