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?”
Cultural diagnostic for better problem solutions
Many of the issues we encounter in our organizations have deeper cultural root causes. Just fixing the visible part of the problem is not enough. We know this, but we rarely include a cultural diagnostic into our problem-solving approach. Instead, we end up addressing only the structural aspects of the issue.… Read more “Cultural diagnostic for better problem solutions”
COMPANY CULTURE. How to optimize internal competition
The level of internal competition is an important aspect of company culture. Some companies have an exacerbated level of internal competition. Other organizations are overly consensus oriented. These two extremes are not optimal, because employees cannot cooperate efficiently. We should therefore aim to move to health internal rivalry.… Read more “COMPANY CULTURE. How to optimize internal competition”
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”
YOUR FIRST 100 DAYS IN A NEW JOB
As HR leader, I get very often the question how to best manage the first 100 days in a new job. This article outlines what to consider when you will shape YOUR first 100 days in order to make that start in the new role as efficient as possible.… Read more “YOUR FIRST 100 DAYS IN A NEW JOB”
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”
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”
How to Enhance Trust in Your Organization
How to enhance trust in your organization. Interview with Prof. Dr. Tom Sommerlatte from the Trust Management Institute.
Trust is a key driver of performance. A robust trust base contributes to efficient interactions within the organization. Trust allows organizations to learn faster, to innovate and to adapt to changes in the market.… Read more “How to Enhance Trust in Your Organization”