Outline I. Introduction � Statement of contents of the paper � Overview of easyGroup Inc. � Overview of �Organizing Genius� B Warren Bennis � Overview of �Old Dogs, New Tricks� by Warren Bennis II. EasyGroup and Bennis � EasyGroup - The Incorporation � Brief history � Mission statement and company�s vision � Easy facts � Stelios Hadjioannou � The person � The leader � Easy parts � all aspects of easy �world� � EasyJet � the web�s favorite airline � EasyEverything � the world�s largest Internet cafes � EasyValue � impartial comparisons for online shopping � EasyRentacar � the world�s first internet-only car rental company � EasyDotcom � free email accessed from anywhere in the world � �Old Dogs, New Tricks� � Analysis of major points � �Organizing Genius� � Analysis of major points III. Application of Old Dogs, New Tricks � Main Ideas of the book: � Leaders have to have a sense of meaning and purpose � Optimism about the success of their goals � Vision and trust are essential � Managers are required to be able to motivate employees into action � All employees/associates have to feel part of a community, team, or group � They have to feel like valued members of a great team � Trust in this great team is very important � Employees have to work in order for rewards come and at the same time personify the company�s standards � The organization has to maintain its current creditability � Established in 1998 and rapidly increasing � Share increasing revenue and wealth with the employees � Offer monetary compensation for excellent work � Make group membership a privilege � Benefits of employees exemplifies this � Mobility within organization is a positive occurrence � Employees can transfer to other locations � Learning/switching positions is an option � Training is available for those employees who have a desire for advancement � Leaders have to be comfortable with advanced technology � Advanced technology is the revolutionary basis for easyGroup holding Co � Improved, young computer programmers are employed � EasyGroup�s Shortcomings; as identified through the book analysis: � Collaboration is minimal among stakeholders: (shareholders, employees, customers, and the community) � Menu changes are handed down from corporate offices � Values/expectations are also delegated � Discussion and compromise on such issues is near non-existent � The goals are not agreed upon � Common problem of large corporations: human involvement is minimal IV. Application of Organizing Genius � The End of the Great Man � Collaboration � grows more important on a daily basis � Great Groups are becoming more important that the Great Man � Talent recruitment � companies are required to be able to recruit the best talents out there and bring them in as a part of a Great Group � Success � members are pragmatic dreamers with an original vision � The Manhattan Project � 1940�s became known that without linking technology to foreign policy, US could lose war against Hitler � Oppenheimer chosen for the actual Manhattan project and created atmosphere of excitement, enthusiasm, and high intellectual moral purpose � Based in Los Alamos where women did math calculations and played supportive roles as secretaries V. Conclusion � EasyGroup into the future � Learning experience � Success vs. Failure |