Managing outside the box:
networking revolution in
management
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Dr. Pinhas Yehezkeally
• Co-founder and President of
TECI.
• Expert in organization’s
effectiveness and researcher of
networks, complex systems and
organizational networks (not IT).
• National Security College
knowledge manager; previously
head of strategic and policy
research in NSC.
• Police Commander emeritus.
• Ministry of Police R&D reward
(1993).
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Illustration
"Mirror, Mirror on the wall, who's the
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fairest of them all?“
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This is not a legend any more! This is a
new generation’s computerized
system…
… mapping our organization’s “task
environment”, identifying emerging
threats; unexpected results etc….
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Such systems already exist. They are
available, relatively inexpensive, and open up
new work directions
They are
built on
networks, &
analyzed by
algorithms.
Let’s start from the beginning…
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Our Management world is facing a
revolution that will intensify in the
coming years
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In one word: NETWORKS!
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A network is a series of nodes,
interconnected by communication paths
Nodes
Interconnectivity
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This revolution did not emerge from
Management Theory. It originated in
other disciplines
Cybernetics
Mathematics
Complexity
Theories
Networks Theory
Graph Theory
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The great catalyst was the Internet…
The
Internet
era
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Social
Network
Analysis –
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Organization
al Network
Analysis ONA
The pioneers of networks’ research are
the security & intelligence’s
organizations
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Our Revolution is based on three
networking system's features:
Visualization
Measurement
The
network
reflects the
system
features
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1. The network reflects the system's
features
If I can convert
organization
into a network –
I can get a
“quantum leap”!
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Visualization
Visualization presents complex data in a simple
way, graphic representation can provide insights,
that information or data can not express in a clear
and convenient way.
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For example: Two organizations from
the same field of Occupation
• Communication through
management only;
• A cutout between
branches
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• Good communication
between branches
• Free data transfer
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3. Measurement of “soft measures”
power, influence, cooperation, “bottle necks” and
even leadership of individuals and departments
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Periodic inspection of the network
discovers emerging threats on time
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Second test: We discovered connections
between departments
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Third test: A union has emerged!
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This change has an absolute advantage,
in time, quality and cost, over the current
situation
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What will this change do to managers,
To HR & to Organizational consultants?
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How it will change management studies
in universities?
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Only time can tell…
Questions?
Comments?
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