In our companies, we continue to act as though people are interchangeable — like we can give a set of identical tasks two two different people and they will do them in the same manner. This is incredibly destructive, and here’s why…
The industrial way of building an organization carries some hidden baggage with it, and we won’t really be able to function as cooperatively or creatively as we should in the new economy until we discard the old structure. This is how we got here… and how we start getting out.
Just beyond our sight, bubbling beneath the waves and simmering behind the scenes, there is a silent revolution happening. This is not a movement of guns and knives, but of goodness and creativity. It is a complete “turn around” (i.e. “revolution”) in mindset — a new way to think about how work intersects with our…
At the core of a healthy organization is the idea that people are respected and valued for their different gifts/strengths/talents. This is where true diversity is found, as well, as it is these innate abilities which create our worldview and varied perspectives.
If you’ve ever wondered how to build a strengths-based culture in your organization…
Part of what’s holding us back from creating better workplaces is that “structures” and “systems” just aren’t very much fun to talk about. We should be glad, then, that organizations are about to get a lot sexier…