Hi Stella,
Thank you for your post, and for sharing your ideas for improving your strategic leadership practice. I applaud you and your organization in achieving a 50% growth rate over two years. That is amazing! I see you recognize the challenges in rapid growth, and I believe you will be able to handle them.
I want to discuss one of your choices for your three least important principles. You used Figure 1.1, types of interdependence, as an example. What are the different teams within your organization? Does each teacher work on his or her own? Do teachers of different subjects work together to determine the learning plans? What does the administration do concerning the teachers? (I apologize if the questions seem very basic; I know very little about the education system).
In health care, the interdisciplinary team has four types of interdependence: pooled, sequential, reciprocal, and team (complex). Galbraith (2014) defines pooled, sequential, and reciprocal but not team (complex). Cholette, Beasley, Abdiwahab, & Taplin (2017) describe team (complex) interdependence as members mutually interacting and collectively managing the flow of inputs and output between members. They use the example of creating a care plan for a patient with multiple chronic conditions; all the team members need to collaborate to make a comprehensive plan. Would this type of interdependence apply to a student with special circumstances?
I also want to ask you about your evaluation of Galbraith’s book. You say it is “too technically focused on business aspects.” (Peters, 2018) If you could start from scratch, to design an education system based on your ideas, would you find this book more useful? Do you think this thought experiment would help you come up with possible innovation for your current system?
Again, thank you for your post. I look forward to your response and learning more about education!
References:
Chollette, V., Beasley, D. D., Abdiwahab, E., & Taplin, S. (2017). Health information systems approach to managing task interdependence in cancer care teams. Journal of Oncology Practice, 13(3), 154–156. https://doi.org/10.1200/jop.2016.020156
Galbraith, J. R. (2014). Designing organizations: Strategy, structure, and process at the business unit and enterprise levels.
Peters, S. (2018) Stella’s strategic competencies || Blog 8.1. Retrieved November 23, 2018, fromhttps://create.twu.ca/stellapetersldrs501/2018/11/22/stellas-strategic-competencies-blog-8-1/
