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EFFECTS OF ORGANISATIONAL
STRUCTURES ON AUTHENTIC
BEHAVIOUR IN ORGANISATIONS
»
In today‘s connected
world, if a company doesn‘t
walk the talk, they will be
found out. It‘s all about
«
authenticity.
TERESA COLLIS,
Head of Competency & Culture Development,
Siemens AG
As with many other corporate management topics, deliberations
at companies regarding authenticity do not centre
on how managers can be turned into better PEOPLE.
Rather, companies always have to answer the question of
how they can make an impact and create value. Their task
is to successfully position themselves in the market, maintain
competitiveness in the long term, and remain resilient
in the face of external forces. All this demands a lot
of the people in the organisations – and, even though it is
easy to emphasise this commonplace and write about it in
company brochures, it is something that is frequently underestimated.
But the first priority of anyone who is truly
convinced that it is up to people in organisations to respond
to requirements and changes must be to win over these
people and do everything to make them BELIEVE in their
managers.