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. 2020 Aug 17;20(3):10. doi: 10.5334/ijic.5559

Table 9.

Organizational actions undertaken.

Dimension Organisational Goal Organisational challenge Actions

Intersubjective Sensemaking in order to avoid fragmentation and opportunistic behavours Establishing purpose and need Review participatory organisational mission of service in order to promote: intrinsic dignity, well-being and personal autonomy
Review organisational culture values; to build by consensus a shared values code and behaviour framework according to the new proposed paradigm: positive attitude, recognition of diversity, fluid and open communication, trust and collaboration
Develop new leadership programmes according to above mission of service and cooperative culture
Subjective Learning in order to innovate Engaging and involving participants enabling them to contribute with their experience, knowledge and skills Promote programs for empowerment and training for team work; mainly face-to-face; listening, assertiveness and empathy
Work to see human diversity as a source of innovation
Facilitate outside support for teams to learn to manage conflict, diversity and ambiguity
Objective Results (outcomes) in order to be cost-effective Working with processes and systems to adapt them to the proposed change The implementation of small and stable teams is essential; no rotation at all
Establish three teamwork spaces for: care provision, learning and sensemaking
Review HR policies according to new values; establish the organisational performance indicators according to the new values
Establish new professional roles; mainly, the dual role of operational managers and case manager “new power”
Open IT systems for information flow; remove protocols, establish good practice guidelines
Team meetings are a powerful tool for information flow and learning; participation should be mandatory in team work; establish a guide and training for effective meetings.