Once a system is kicked in a right direction and with a sufficient push, the deviation-amplifying mutual positive feedbacks take over the process, and the resulting development will be disproportionally large compared with the initial kick.
Often managers are mistaken in their belief that a person’s psychology or personality is what drives engagement. No, it is the work system that drives behaviors and it must be developed to keep people engaged in work that is meaningful and in which they can make progress.
Leadership is being competent in doing your work. Leadership is establishing a team that follows the vision and work enthusiastically and cooperatively.
If you are NOT COMPETENT in your work…no-one will see you as a ‘good-leader’. This happens wherever you may fall in the managerial hierarchy.
Using DiSC for team development has its application. Creating a shared language for team behaviors then exploring the system-that-drives those behaviors increases team effectiveness. DiSC Perception can be the catalyst to that team development.
Recently I was asked for some Tips on being happier at work.
I’m cynical of Pollyannaism and the need for employees to be “happy” in the sense of singing and dancing at their work.
Below is a summation of what I shared. How does your view of happiness at work coincide?
This is a very honest post, about the struggle that I deal with in trying to make teams and leaders better. If we are to really make your organization function and achieve high performance, we need more than window dressing, recreation and placing Fish stickers on the wall. Bromides of – team excellence, Good-to-Great, Management By Objectives, etc… That we have all heard and wondered, what does that mean?
Systems-Drive-Behavior if you are seeing outcomes that you don’t want then we must examine the system that created that behavior. This will force you to face what you believe vs. what is the evidence, and one of those has to win.
What is an Organizational or Work System? Here are 4 properties or attributes of a system. Each one helps clarify what makes systems unique and how they impact our entire lives.