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Kathryn Cason
EXPERIENCE
SUMMARY
A Senior Executive with a proven track record in organizational
development and improvement.
DETAILED EXPERIENCE
Kathryn Cason, 25-year research colleague of Elliott Jaques, co-authored
Human Capability, A Study of Individual Potential and its Application,
1994. Human Capability is the seminal research into the nature of the
complexity of the internal processes and complexity of the information
used by the adult population in carrying out goal-directed activities.
This research validated the constructs of a hierarchy of Orders of
Complexity of Information and of the recursive four internal processes
operating within the maturation of individuals to handle increasingly more
complex problems. Of special interest was the finding that managers,
managers-once-removed, and individual subordinates can all agree on the
level of work that the subordinate is capable of effectively handling,
when provided clear concepts with which to articulate their judgments—the
Complexity of Information Processing (CIP). This appears to be intuitively
observable by all adults who are engaged in listening to each other during
problem solving sessions.
This study set the foundation for Jaques’ Life and Behavior of Living
Organisms, 2002.
Cason continues to test and clarify these findings in relation to new
formulations for the:
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effect of future potential (Mode) upon the expression
of current actual capability; |
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role of personal values and interests in actual
capability for specific work roles; |
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nature of information complexity in childhood, ages
5-18; |
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required policy development and infrastructure for US
Healthcare delivery systems for 2012 and beyond; |
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nature of the impact of Corporate Governance on
ethical behavior – a study of boundaries that create trustworthy
systems for conducting commerce and government, investments and the
employment of citizens. |
Ms Cason was recently interviewed for articles in Business Week, LA
Times, Boston Globe and The New Yorker. Other publications include
articles for National Association of Corporate Directors, Canadian
Management Accountants, CHP/ROII Working Papers, CHP Requisite
Organization Library Executive Leadership 7 Tape Video Series.
Ms. Cason’s management career has included financial services, marketing,
management education and human resources, where profit center
accountability gave her a strong background in business development and
management. She was formerly Executive Director of the Human Resource
Planning Society, New York, NY; Division Manager, American Management
Association, New York, NY; Human Resources, Chase Manhattan Bank
International Division, New York, NY; Director of Human Resources, BCN
Bank, Columbia, MO; Marketing Manager BCN Bank, Columbia, MO. She attended
the University of Oklahoma and the University of Missouri, majoring in
economics and sociology. Ms. Cason is CEO/Publisher, Cason Hall & Co.
Publishers, Gloucester, Massachusetts; President, Stratified Systems Inc.,
New York, NY; Chairman and President, Requisite Organization International
Institute, Gloucester, Massachusetts; and founding Board Director of
CanEtron, Inc., Toronto, Ontario.
Cason’s lecture invitations include faculty, graduate and postgraduate
classes of George Washington University, US Naval War College, University
of Texas, St. Edward’s University, University of Chile, Brunel University
(UK), University of Stockholm, and Deakin University (Australia). She
validates requisite organization research methodology and assessments for
doctoral students and sits on graduate committees of George Washington
University and University of Texas
Previous Client List
Pacific Rim Holdings, Ltd, Australia
Indigo Books and Music, Toronto, Ontario
Ontario Hydro, Toronto, Ontario
Ontario Power Generation-Nuclear, Toronto, Ontario
Southern California Edison, Information Technology Division, Rosemead, CA
Mason & Hanger/Pantex, Lexington, KY
(Corporate office in KY and Pantex plant in Texas)
Schwab, Inc., San Francisco, CA
Northern Telecom, Montreal, Quebec
Revco, Inc., Columbus, Ohio
MCI, Arlington, VA
Gilbert Associates, Inc., Reading, PA
United Energy Services, Marietta, GA
TWA, MIS Division, St. Louis, MO
Info-Tech, Waltham, MA
Research & Planning, Inc., Cambridge, MA
RoofTile Inc., Stuart, FL
Organizational Engagements
For Major Airline:
Analytical study of recently reorganized MIS Division and the impact of
new organization on current performance and climate.
For US Major Utility:
Designed and implemented a three year program to determine the nature of
the managerial and individual contributor talent pool, assisting in the
development of programs designed to retain high level individuals.
For CEO of Corporation that provides AE/Project Management Services to
Power Industry:
Analysis of the current and predictable future potential of top 50 people
across five business units to assist CEO in filling corporate roles.
Continuing analysis of organization structure changes for eight years.
For President of Company providing Operations and Management Services
to Nuclear Power Industry:
Organizational analysis of levels of work complexity, functional alignment
and requisite structure for high level services offered clients with
special emphasis on requisite management of service delivery, business
development and individual development.
For CEO of Financial Services Company:
Organizational analysis of level of work complexity, functional alignment,
and requisite structure for corporate functions, business units and branch
system.
For CEO of US DOE Operation and Maintenance Nuclear Weapons Contractor:
Organizational analysis of work complexity at all levels, functional
alignment, and requisite structure for corporate functions, complex O&M
contracts with multiple contractors, international O&M contracts,
government/O&M relationships and required policies, procedures, standards
and processes; including strong managerial leadership education program
for managers at Stratum VI, V, IV and III.
For CEO of Ontario Hydro and Str V Business Unit Heads:
Based on 1992-95 Board Strategic Plans worked with CEO to develop
requisite structure and corporate role descriptions for all Str V and
higher roles. Worked with Fossil and Hydroelectric senior executives
preparing them and their organizations to become stand-alone
co-generators. Worked with other Str V and VI executives preparing for
eventual breakup of OH.
PUBLICATIONS
| 1979: |
American Management Associations: How to Make
Effective Presentations, workbook plus four cassettes. |
| 1980: |
American Management Associations: Career Guide for
Women. |
| 1985: |
National Association of Corporate Directors:
“Structure, Culture and the Work Force.” |
| 1992: |
Requisite Organization Library™ Video Series, a series
of seven educational videos featuring Dr. Elliott Jaques, written and
produced by Kathryn Cason. |
| 1992: |
Audio Tape: Complexity of Human Mental Processing,
describing the Four Mental Processes and the Two Orders of Information
Complexity. |
| 1994: |
Human Capability, A Study of Individual Potential and
its Application, co-authored with Elliott Jaques. |
| 1994: |
CHP Working Paper #2002: The Mental Processes and
Modern Logic, co-authored with Elliott Jaques. |
| 1994: |
CHP Working paper #2003: Maturation of Potential
Capability, co-authored with Elliott Jaques. |
| 1997: |
The Society of Management Accountants of Canada, CMA
Magazine: Creating the requisite organization, October 1997,
English with French translation. |
| 1997: |
CHP Working Paper #2001: Comparison of Categories
of Complexity of Mental Processing with Piaget’s Developmental Stages,
co-authored with Elliott Jaques. |
| 1997: |
CHP Working Paper #2004: Three Basic Categories of
Human Work Capability, co-authored with Elliott Jaques. |
In Development
The Practice of Requisite Organization in the Workplace: Creating Trust
and Profits at the Same Time.
Requisite Organization Systems Theory and its Application—Case Studies in
Successfully Managing Change. |
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