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Understanding Human Dynamics During a Crisis Can Shed Light on How to Foster a Culture of Collaboration
We live in a VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous) world. Change is constant, so we need to infuse more agility and collaboration into our organizations’ DNA. Understanding the human dynamics of crisis situations can serve as an opportunity to learn how to build strong, long-term collaborative cultures.
Communication is a critical element of a change management strategy, but it’s only a piece. Here’s the skinny on the relationship between the two.
Organizations outside of IT are jumping on the Agile bandwagon to do all sorts of things: developing training offerings, creating marketing campaigns, implementing HR processes. In addition to being an efficient software development methodology, Agile principles and values promote great organizational development benefits.
Transforming organizational culture requires a heavy lift. Start culture transformation at the team level and leverage the law of diffusion to spread the new culture to the rest of the organization.
A reorganization can put in place the right division of labor and connection points, but many organizational issues can (and should) be solved by first ensuring that all components of the organization design are in alignment. Before you look to reorganize, consider the broader spectrum of organization design.
Don’t spend time attempting to eliminate your organization’s shadow. Embrace and integrate it as a part of your organization’s culture.
Culture can seem nebulous and intangible, but when organizations spend significant resources to transform organizational culture, it’s important to track progress.
One of the best things you can do as a leader promoting change is to involve the people who ultimately will be impacted by the change. Learn why and how.
We often don’t take the time to understand each other’s good intentions. When a problem arises, we quickly assume the worst. Next time you are confronted with an organizational issue, create a safe space and enough time for people to share their own truths and hear each other’s good intentions.
Organizations without a focus on serving customers, constituents, or other external stakeholders tend to devolve into reactive organizations that focus internally on power and territory. Launch an energizing vision- and mission-creating activity to inspire yourself and your employees back to action!
Having the mindsets and practices that support organization-wide knowledge sharing is critical to collaboration, innovation, great customer service, and productive partnerships.