Background:
The Red Cross main office of Berlin has had financial problems since 1997. (Triggered by years of mismanagement)
The financial loss summed up to approximately 50 mill $ The Banks
pressured the management to put up a plan to cut down the operational cost.
A big international consulting company was called in they found out that 80% of the operational cost is located to the employees. Management decided to dismiss 300 employees.
The factory committee (Betriebsrat) negotiated a social plan for the dismissed employees with the Red Cross management.
A group of dismissed employees stepped out with there disappointment of the dismissal process. What they wanted was:
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The group of dismissed employees asked me if I would help them with the facilitating of an Open Space.
The Open Space took place as planed. There were approximately 60 participants from all ranks, working together in 10 different groups. After the Open Space people were very positive about the process they experienced. 15 Participants decided to open up there own business.
A surprise:
After the Open Space with the dismissed employees the remaining
employees especially the 200 from the 12 Red Cross daycare centers
asked me for help to find a new perspective. There were influenced by information exchange with there former colleges that had taken part in the Open Space. At the same time the external international consultant company made plans to close down some of the daycare centers.
Because of this threat I discussed the possibility of an outplacement with the daycare center Management. Because of the
extraordinary pressure we worked out a business plan to setup a nonprofit limited company (Daycare Center Ltd.) which was presented to the external consultants and the Red Cross general management. It was agreed upon to support the outplacement of the
daycare centers.
The Open Space was planed with a steering group. Approximately 160 participants from the 12 daycare centers got together for 2 days
to workout there future.
The first day was focused on information about the development thar had taken place:
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After the Open Space on the second day people were very positive about the outplacement of the daycare centers as a nonprofit Ltd. They decided to play an active role in setting up the new company. A group of employees proposed a opening of the new company for employees to become stakeholders.
The change process goes on.........
Reinhard Frommann
GOE
Gesellschaft für Organisationsentwicklung
Berlin/Brandenburg e. V.
The German O. D. Network
Reinhard Frommann
Nestorstraße 1
110711 Berlin
Germany
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