A quand un(e) ministre de la performance?

J’ai lu avec curiosité et intérêt que Barack Obama venait de nommer son “Chief Performance Officer”, en la personne de Jeffrey Zients, jusqu’alors consultant en management. Le président poursuit ainsi sa mise en oeuvre du changement: alors qu’il avait communiqué sa vision durant toute sa campagne, il aligne désormais son organisation en modifiant sa structure et créant de nouvelles fonctions. Avec la création de ce poste, il met de la substance derrière les concepts; il donne des responsabilités, du poids à ses agents du changement, condition sine qua none d’une mise en oeuvre réussie. En même temps il poursuit sa communication avec, semble-t-il, le double objectif de continuer à susciter l’enthousiasme et donc l’adhésion au changement mais aussi de préparer les gens aux difficultés inhérentes de mise en oeuvre; on en voit ici un bon exemple lors de l’annonce de cette nomination (texte tiré de l’article sur le sujet du Los Angeles Times):
His team of management, technology and budget experts will "help us revamp government operations from top to bottom and ensure that the federal government is truly working for the American people," the president said.
"None of this will be easy," he said in his address. "Big change never is. But with the leadership of these individuals, I am confident that we can break our bad habits, put an end to the mismanagement that has plagued our government and start living within our means again."
En France, les pouvoirs publics tentent d’instaurer une culture de performance (http://www.performance-publique.gouv.fr/) mais a-t-on suffisamment aligné l’organisation et responsabilisé les acteurs du changement?
Lire ici l’article complet en anglais du Los Angeles Times

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Web 2.0 expo in San Francisco

I have recently started to get acquainted with the reality of web 2.0, many thanks to Holger Nauheimer and his Change Management blog. Holger just went to the Web 2.0 expo in San Francisco and came out with the conclusions quoted below. Key learning seems to be that Web 2.0 will be changing profoundly the way organisations work and interact with their stakeholders:

So, what's your executive summary? Web 2.0 has become mainstream, at least in the US and in Asia (so it will be mainstream in Europe in 1-2 years). It is clear what are the standard applications of social media for organizations, governments and non-profit communities. The tools have pretty much matured, and all further development just gives the cream on top of what we have already. It is now time to go vertical, i.e. deepen the diffusion of social media in organizations and society. This is a change project for most organizations, and for administrations anyhow.Holger Nauheimer, Change Management Blog, Apr 2009

Change Management Open Source Project

Rick Maurer, change management expert and best-selling business author, announces the launch of a new online Open Source Project, which includes the e-book Introduction to Change without Migraines, where he explains his proven approach to leading change.

The Open Source project provides leaders and consultants free tools so that they can build support for change in their organizations. But, more important, it allows people to "get under the hood" and tinker with the theory. Maurer said, "I want people to improve my theory and practice of change management."

Click here for Rick Maurer's Open Source Project. full article
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