The Universe of Organization Alignment
Organization Alignment is a function of Role Alignment and Organization Design.
The 1st step any organization must take towards becoming world class would be to change the patterns of thinking and their work practices in the realm of Organization Alignment. FLAME TAO facilitates this shift through a series of interventions on factors that determine organizational alignment, namely:
- Organizational Design: This refers to the design of the delivery systems and includes how the organization as a system understands the customer & market universe, and envisions long-term response capabilities and responsiveness.
- Organizational Culture: This refers to the organizational climate and architecture that include the mental models and ideals of work that exist, the consequential work practices & role practices, and the way in which these are nurtured and kept alive.
Within the universe of Organization Alignment, FLAME TAO Knoware undertakes assignments on the following:
- Transforming Organizational Culture
- Managing Transitions
- Designing Organizational System
 Transforming Organizational Culture
Flame TAO Knoware facilitates interventions on transforming organization culture through 3 essential processes:
Visioning
The intervention examines and explores a mission and a reason-for-being, and thus creating a Vision that forms the basis of growth strategy of the organization. This is linked to the philosophy and values of the organization, and aims at restructuring the organization’s architecture or climate. The Vision is anchored by the top management and deeply shared by the whole organization.
Systemization
Systemization refers to the streamlining of the efforts and energy of the management, staff, and workers focusing on and anchored in systems and structures. The focus is on aligning organization design with its culture through systemization.
Mobilization
Mobilization refers to the process of evoking people to offer their best continuously, and enabling them to focus on the various role-taking modalities in organizations and institutional processes. It also refers to the transformation of the feelings and individual / team / organizational processes to one of affirmation and co-holding.
As per FLAME TAO Knoware’s philosophy, the whole process of transformation requires a sustained effort to change the way of meaning making (mental models), choice making, and role shaping within the organization.
Illustrative Clients: TCS Limited, Infosys
Managing Transitions
Globalization has impacted many Indian organizations in a way where each of these organizations evolve to a crucial threshold, transiting which would require a paradigm shift in the way these organizations in terms of systems, structures, and throughputs are designed and managed.
Managing Transition thus refers to a series of interventions directed at multiple levels of the organization to enable sustained growth and evolution. This would include changing organization culture, bringing in role alignment, institutionalizing goal and throughput alignment, and offering opportunities for leaders, managers, and potential change agents, spaces and forums to experiment and grow.
Managing Transitions also implies how to integrate organic growth strategies with mergers and acquisitions. It also refers to critical thresholds that demand dialogue and experimentation, and institutionalizing spaces and forums for these. Processes like Mentoring form a critical component of Managing Transitions.
FLAME TAO Knoware has partnered with many Indian organizations who are on the way towards being global players and leaders, enabling them to grow talent, and change the way these have managed businesses traditionally. Within the ambit of Managing Transitions, FLAME TAO also includes organizations in the red, and suffering losses.
Illustrative Clients: EPCOS, Shasun Chemicals, Malladi Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Parry Sugar…
Designing Organizational Systems
Under Design of Organizational Systems, FLAME TAO Knoware partners with client organizations to re-calibrate existing systems that measure and impact organization alignment, effectiveness and efficiency. One of the key steps is the ‘modeling’ of the processes of the organization and identifying areas of energy flow, stress & breakthrough potentials.
The FLAME TAO Knoware team combines and integrates functional expertise across functions such as Operations, Manufacturing, R&D, Sales & Marketing, HR Management, Finance etc. and applied behavioral sciences dealing with individuals, groups, and collectivities. This unique combination allows the team of consultants to understand the critical throughputs and systems, and brings about improvement and optimization.
Illustrative Clients: Claris Lifesciences, Malladi Drugs, Parry Sugar, Core Healthcare, Shasun Chemicals |
