Solution Finding Stimulus Where are you? How do you Know?
On a scale of 0 – 10. With 0 being you have some idea what to do, and 10 being you know exactly what to do – where are you on this scale? How do you know?
On a scale of 0 – 10. With 0 being you have some idea what to do, and 10 being you know exactly what to do – where are you on this scale? How do you know?
It is 3 days from now, and you have solved this problem. Who would be the first person to notice? What would they notice? What else? …
This advanced program will assist Managerial-Leaders in developing the skills needed to successfully master the management of organizational complexity.
If a team seems un-movable, don’t just push harder and scream about how obstinate they are being…resistance is futile. Use the inevitability of change to slightly shift their shared perception from stuck to change.
If you accomplish what you want to have happen, what are you doing? What is happening INSTEAD of the problem?
The most frightening thing about having a manager that is “Too small” and creates under-performance and dis-engagement is the gradual reduction in level of competence of the subordinate team, which creates broad departmental under-performance and increased dis-engagement. The department begins to sink in scale, matching the competence of its manager.
These 6 questions can be cascaded through the organization. Creating a shared language that is known and expected from everyone in the department.
Pretend you are in an experiment and a Scientist is observing your behavior. What would they write/observe that illustrates you are making progress on the solution?
Few companies know to deal with hiring and promotion mistakes and they repeat them, knowing that they are creating failure and organizational chaos.
Unfortunately the employee, that is now in the role that they cannot adequately fill, is usually punished by termination or sent to training.
You cannot teach a tadpole to be a frog by giving it jumping lessons.
People cannot be taught, coached, developed and/or trained to work at a level of complexity above what they are capable of doing.
The complexity and change of your work is increasing. You are constantly having to organize information available to you, and determine how to best use that information to make choices. This is a skill that can be developed and a process that can be implemented into your organization, team and leadership.