It’s been said that if you’re in the dumps and you force yourself to smile and hold that smile it can change your outlook. Sounds great but most don’t believe it and when in the dumps find it too hard to try. Why not believe it? Believe that most often you can fix this yourself […]
I was recently chatting with a former colleague who remarked that in her small firm each day at 4:55pm people almost instinctually, unconsciously and simultaneous shut down their workstations. She bemoaned that it was a troubling culture of clock watchers and was looking for ways to change it to something more passionate, more devoted. Ah,
In today’s organizations the top down, hierarchy approach is seen as the antithesis of the modern, hyper-connected world. However, efforts to shift to emphasize greater transparency and openness have often floundered (holocracy and flat management). We’re learning that the ideal form won’t always result in ideal function. Noting my recent efforts of going upstream, Jon Husband suggested I read
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So you’ve probably picked up on a recent theme in my posts – organizational design. Now, I’m far from an org design specialist. It’s a field that is deep, has been around as long as there have been organizations, and has numerous authors, consultants and academics behind it. That being said, I am personally curious
The most interesting thing to me as of late about the culture change puzzle many in OD face is that the answers might be found in the questions not being asked. Many today write about making change happen from understanding what is, yet never seem to ask how the culture got to be in the poisoned position it is. Simply
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