close
There is nothing permanent except change.
Top Panel
Food for thought
Top Panel
What is Corporate Vitality? Print

A vital organisation and a healthy work environment have the following cultural characteristics. These can be considered core ingredients for the success of a modern organisation, within an economy based on knowledge (based upon a November 2006 lecture of Alexander Rinnooy Kan, chairman of the main Dutch government advisory body on social/economic matters, SER):

 

  1. The joint ambition is proven to be shared and carried by manager and employees.
  2. Long term goals typically are set, innovation is on project basis.
  3. The ability of fairly permanent discussion on organising and steering has been developed.
  4. Managers and employees alike are able to step aside from existing matters of routine and fixed patterns and paradigma’s.
  5. Employees participate in directing, preferably self directing and independence is stimulated.
  6. Board members, executives and management show coaching and facilitating leadership.
  7. Quality controlled, optimal working practises are achieved by diverse project teams (thereby preventing monoculture).
  8. Diversity in staff members is utilised for realising sustainable improvement.
  9. There will be room for private initiative, entrepreneurial attitude is stimulated and internal communication is promoted.
  10. Renumeration will be based on performance.
  11. Employees are encouraged to stick out their necks and there is a great willingness for self development.
  12. The organisation and its stakeholders are utilised in order to contribute to its success by means of knowledge, skills and creativity.