A633.2.3.RB_StevensEric

Based on this week's reading, reflect on complexity science and theory in organizations and the butterfly effect (p.66). Identify 2 examples where “small changes yield large results” in your organization. What are the implication of complexity theory for you and your organization and how can you use this to drive improvements. The complexititey of organizations to run effectively and efficently often sounds like a small task once the organziation has set goals. In some workplaces the ideal that trying to balance the needs of the company and the needs of the employees sometimes seem it can be lost in the rift of time. Over time when the needs of one of or the other are forgotten to a degree or overlooked the chain reaction of events can be hard but not difficult to change. The introduction of complexity science in the leadership role of the organization introduces all aspect of the organization coming together for one goal or cause. Reflecting on what this means for an organization and how this theory of complexiity yet simple philosphy of management can for some challenge everything that they may have known or thought they knew about leadership. I for one can say that I have opened my eyes to the possibility that the complexity of leadership is not complex at all but simple. The merging of these ideals into one cascading effect which leads to the idea of the butterfly effect. With one simple change it can have a dramatic effect on the organization as a whole. I work in a field where changes are ever evolving because of court decisions, i.e. case law or changes in statutory law, or the method of operation. One change that we as a whole in the organization has experienced was one additional process of logging into our data base which the change was an added security feature. This simple change has dramatically changed the was we as an organization operates. This extra step has improved greater accountability of each employee to do the right thing. This change keeps employees on track and the effectiveness of the programs that run off of this added feature have improved with less errors or misuse of data. The second change is the addition of manpower to a unit that has caused a resonating effect throughout the entire organization. The addition of more employees which caused the workload of the organization to be more evenly spread out. The morale of the organization has improved and with this improvement come greater productivity.