Culture and Change Consulting Culture is the sum of what your organisation is now — the good, the bad and the in different, not what
It’s about raising awareness – which in turn allows people to see their team mate’s attributes that are different to their own as something that is potentially positive, rather than just irritating. That can, in and of itself reduce conflict that teams experience.
This topic should feature on leadership team, executive team and board agendas as part of decent risk and governance; but often it doesn’t go beyond the platitudes. If we are to have ethical organisations, we need to do more than that. We need to prepare to deep dive and then be prepared for what we might find when we get there.
And the good news, is that it doesn’t need to be about siting cross legged and humming “ommm”. Both meditation and mindfulness are now packaged in many different ways. Without doubt, there will be a style and approach that suits you and your lifestyle.
If you don’t want that sort of behaviour to be part of your culture – ultimately – you need to make a decision to do something about it. It’s unlikely the asshole is going to come to that conclusion of their own volition and just suddenly change.
Often when we think of changing something significant, we think in terms of big bold goals (remember that saying – big, hairy, audacious goal?).. However
But increasingly, there’s an economic imperative for organisations. Beyond the loss of talent, and the significant loss of productivity whilst these claims wend their way through an organisation, there’s the broader impact on brand. Increasingly boards and executive teams are coming under scrutiny from investors and shareholders – who are looking for positive and strong leadership.
This is why I do what I do. The impact of leadership – good and bad is so enormous.
Ultimately, it is more about the sorts of organisations we want to have going forward. What we expect of our leaders. What sort of culture we want to be known for. And whether we believe the evidence that the ways that we interact with each other impacts on how profitable, efficient and productive our organisations are.
It is something that has always fascinated me. If a certain approach has been “successful” for a person, in that they’ve been promoted and achieved
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