With the development of self-organization, hierarchical leadership roles will be reduced. Leadership will not disappear, but it will significantly change: It will become part of the team activities. Defining who takes leadership responsibility within the team and how that leadership is exercised will be part of the team’s self-determination.… Read more “What leadership for self-organized teams?”
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x What leadership for self-organized teams?
With the development of self-organization, hierarchical leadership roles will be reduced. Leadership will not disappear, but it will significantly change: It will become part of the team activities. Defining who takes leadership responsibility within the team and how that leadership is exercised will be part of the team’s self-determination.… Read more “x What leadership for self-organized teams?”
Why we need to reduce the power of leaders
Companies are changing their organization structures to become more agile and to allow teams to be self-organized. That requires very different leadership. Most leaders are aware of this but find it difficult to adjust their leadership style. Why? This video shows that we need to reduce the power of leaders in order to allow leaders to change their behavior and be fit for the future.… Read more “Why we need to reduce the power of leaders”
Stress Management – How to stay serene under high tension?
Studies show that the stress level among leaders is increasing all the time, because the pace of change is accelerating. Leaders have to provide a lot of energy to respond to this, but that is expected to be done in a calm and determined way.… Read more “Stress Management – How to stay serene under high tension?”
Should employees be informed about the ASSESSMENT OF THEIR POTENTIAL?
In this article I would like to discuss the controversial question, if employees should be informed about the way their potential has been rated. Assessment of potential is a highly complex topic. I will outline here why superficial discussions on potential can be quite damaging.… Read more “Should employees be informed about the ASSESSMENT OF THEIR POTENTIAL?”
Great leadership behavior during the Mexico earthquake. The team comes first!
The purpose of the WOW HOW series is to provide examples of great leadership behavior. In this article Ricardo describes his experience of the Mexico earthquake in September 2017. In fractions of seconds everything started to move and buildings collapsed. His priority was to protect his team and ensure that everyone was OK.… Read more “Great leadership behavior during the Mexico earthquake. The team comes first!”
Millennial leaders – How do they operate and what we can learn from them?
A lot has been written about the challenges millennials have to integrate into our organizations. But they are now moving themselves into management or project leadership roles. I have therefore observed the behavior of millennial leaders and want to share feedback in this article.… Read more “Millennial leaders – How do they operate and what we can learn from them?”
How to manage cultural change
Many of us have experience how difficult it is to manage cultural change. This video outlines the importance of taking the unwritten rules into account to avoid that they become roadblocks in our change journey. The approach developed by Peter Scott-Morgan shows how to make these deeply rooted drivers of employee behavior visible and how to efficiently address them in our change journey (Peter Scott-Morgan: The Unwritten Rules of the Game, 1994)
Many cultural change initiatives fail – why?… Read more “How to manage cultural change”
Wow How : Great leadership behavior
Wow how = Examples of great leadership
Many companies assess employee performance based on the WHAT and the HOW. What has been achieved is based on the annual objectives. the How dimension is usually based on a leadership framework that outlines the expected leadership behavior.… Read more “Wow How : Great leadership behavior”
How to Truly Empower Your Teams
We speak a lot about empowerment, but for some reason it seems more difficult to achieve it than you would expect. This article describes the vicious spiral that brings us constantly back into our old habits and how to break out of it.… Read more “How to Truly Empower Your Teams”