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A Practical, Step-by-Step Guide to Wiring a Winning Organization from the Middle

By Maria Mentzer

 

This paper presents a practical approach for middle managers to drive transformational change in their organizations by implementing high-velocity organizational learning capabilities. The author shares a five-step recipe based on personal experiences and the work of Gene Kim and Dr. Steven Spear.

  • Format PDF
  • Pages 36
  • Publication Date May 7, 2024

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  • Practical Approach

    This paper presents a practical approach for middle managers to drive transformational change in their organizations.

  • 5-Step Recipe

    The author shares a five-step recipe based on personal experiences and the work of Gene Kim and Dr. Steven Spear.

  • Expert Author

    Written by an expert in the field who has applied these principles in various industries.

  • Change Agents

    Change agents can come from anywhere on the org chart. These papers directly address how to lead and implement change no matter your role or title.

About the Resource

The larger and more complex an organization is, the more impediments exist to human creativity, productivity, and collaboration, and the longer it takes for organizations to find and address disruptions in the system and continuously improve processes to stay competitive.

This paper provides a practical, step-by-step guide for leaders, especially those who find themselves leading from the middle of an organization, on how to build the social wiring and desired behaviors of a winning organization as described by Gene Kim and Steven Spear in the book Wiring the Winning Organization. The steps presented are intended to help leaders create inertia to systemically spread an accelerated organizational learning dynamic with an empowering, human-centered approach, prioritizing the well-being, productivity, and interconnectivity of people while creating value and competitive advantage.

This paper provides a simple and proven approach to help leaders put into practice the concepts of slowification, amplification, and simplification. The approach centers around developing the capabilities of people and organizations to (1) see problems in real-time, (2) swarm and solve problems to gain new knowledge, and (3) spread the learnings systemically across the organization.

Maria Mentzer
Maria Mentzer

Maria Mentzer

Maria Mentzer is the Chief Marketing Officer of See to Solve LLC, responsible helping customers implement and sustain a high velocity learning culture based on See to Solve founder Steve Spears research and methods. Maria is a strategic leader with over 20 years of broad business experience, mostly in the Semiconductor space, spanning leadership roles in engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, operations, sales, marketing, business development, IT, organizational development, DE&I, coaching & mentoring. She is known for growing people, teams, and organizations to thrive and deliver operational excellence, and for being a passionate champion and driver of continuous improvement culture. Maria holds an MBA and a S.M. in Civil Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, both degrees as a fellow of MIT’s Leaders for Global Operations Program. She also holds a M.S. in Material Science and Engineering from North Carolina State University and a B.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of South Florida. Maria was born and grew up outside of Stockholm, Sweden and now resides with her family in northern California.

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