Transcript Once upon a time there was a South African rowing team.
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Once upon a time there was a South African rowing team
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South Africa and Japan agreed to do an annual
rowing race. Each team should contain 8 men.
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B o th te am s w o rk e d re ally h ard to g et in th e b e st sh ap e . T h e
d ay th e rac e starte d b o th te am s w e re in sim ilar c o n d itio n.
....th e J ap an e se w o n b y 1 m ile .
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FINISH
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The mood in the South African team was really close to the freezing
point. The top management decided to win the race next year. So they
established a team of analysts to observe the situation and recommend
an appropriate solution.
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A fte r se ve ra l d e taile d analy sis th e team fo u nd o ut th at J ap ane se
h ad 7 ro w e rs and o nly o ne c ap tain.
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Of course the South African team had 7 captains but only one rower.
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Facing such critical scenario the management showed an unexpected
wisdom: they hired the consulting company to restructure the South
African team.
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After several months the consultants came up
with the conclusion that there were too many
captains and too few rowers in the South
African team. A solution was proposed based
on this analysis: the structure of the South
African team has to be changed!
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A s o f to d ay th e re w ill b e o n ly 4 cap tain s in th e te am le d b y 2
m an ag e rs, o n e
to p -m an ag e r an d
o ne
ro w e r. B e sid e s th at, th e y
su g g e ste d to im p ro ve th e ro w e r’s w o rk in g e n viron m e n t an d to g ive
h im h ig h e r co m p e te n c ie s.
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N e x t y e ar th e J ap ane se w o n b y 2 m ile s.
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FINISH
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The South African team immediately displaced the rower from
the team based on his unsatisfactory performance.
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B ut th e b onus aw ard w as paid to th e m anagem ent
for th e strong m otivation th e th e team sh ow ed
d uring th e preparation ph ase.
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T h e c o n su ltin g c om p an y p re p are d
a
n e w a n aly sis, w h ic h sh o w e d th at th e
strate g y w as g oo d , th e m o tivatio n w as
O .K . b u t th e
u se d
to o l h as
to
be
im p ro ve d .
Performed by ROCE
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Currently the South African team is designing a new
boat.
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Once upon a time there was a South African rowing team
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South Africa and Japan agreed to do an annual
rowing race. Each team should contain 8 men.
Slide 4
B o th te am s w o rk e d re ally h ard to g et in th e b e st sh ap e . T h e
d ay th e rac e starte d b o th te am s w e re in sim ilar c o n d itio n.
....th e J ap an e se w o n b y 1 m ile .
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FINISH
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The mood in the South African team was really close to the freezing
point. The top management decided to win the race next year. So they
established a team of analysts to observe the situation and recommend
an appropriate solution.
Slide 7
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A fte r se ve ra l d e taile d analy sis th e team fo u nd o ut th at J ap ane se
h ad 7 ro w e rs and o nly o ne c ap tain.
Slide 9
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Of course the South African team had 7 captains but only one rower.
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Facing such critical scenario the management showed an unexpected
wisdom: they hired the consulting company to restructure the South
African team.
Slide 13
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After several months the consultants came up
with the conclusion that there were too many
captains and too few rowers in the South
African team. A solution was proposed based
on this analysis: the structure of the South
African team has to be changed!
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A s o f to d ay th e re w ill b e o n ly 4 cap tain s in th e te am le d b y 2
m an ag e rs, o n e
to p -m an ag e r an d
o ne
ro w e r. B e sid e s th at, th e y
su g g e ste d to im p ro ve th e ro w e r’s w o rk in g e n viron m e n t an d to g ive
h im h ig h e r co m p e te n c ie s.
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N e x t y e ar th e J ap ane se w o n b y 2 m ile s.
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FINISH
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The South African team immediately displaced the rower from
the team based on his unsatisfactory performance.
Slide 20
B ut th e b onus aw ard w as paid to th e m anagem ent
for th e strong m otivation th e th e team sh ow ed
d uring th e preparation ph ase.
Slide 21
T h e c o n su ltin g c om p an y p re p are d
a
n e w a n aly sis, w h ic h sh o w e d th at th e
strate g y w as g oo d , th e m o tivatio n w as
O .K . b u t th e
u se d
to o l h as
to
be
im p ro ve d .
Performed by ROCE
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Currently the South African team is designing a new
boat.