Leadership is finding what happens when the problem is absent
As a leader finding solutions or making progress is not the absence of problems, it is looking for what is happening when the problem is absent.
How can a management develop norms that are observable and applicable to the teams work?
When a team is working well you see people listening, arriving on time, asking questions, having high trust, showing support. How do we create norms for inputs / causes that make a team good?
Leadership Development Agenda
Opening agenda for a 12 month Leadership Development Process led by Leadership Niagara.
14 Organization Development presentations developed in 2015
Organization Development, Team Building, Innovation, and Leadership Development presentations developed in 2015.
7 team building activities developed or explored in 2015
7 organization development, leadership, team building activities written about or explored in depth in 2015
10 favorite blog post of 2015
10 favorite organization development, team building and leadership blog posts of 2015
Paradox of Management Support in Change
Things change without support from Sr Management. Most change is stemming from workarounds created to avoid the perceived bad ideas from Sr Management change initiatives.
Your vision is limiting what is already working
Work does not get done according to a solipsistic vision… Work gets done through the interactions of people who have discovered what works best for them in achieving a certain goal / task.
Strategic Planning More than SWOT’ing at hopes
There is nothing wrong with just doing a SWOT… The concern is that without some of the above information you are making strategy based upon limited knowledge and understanding. With limited knowledge and understanding you may miss or not be able to capture opportunities when they present themselves.
Why should we hire you? That is a useless question
The person cannot know what you are looking for. Only you, and the management team can know.