Organizational dysfunction is a tenacious beast.
Here are some of the culprits:
- Lack of Transparency – Healthy organizations, on the other hand, make a habit of full disclosure, honesty, and transparency with ALL stakeholders.
- Pretending – Healthy organizations, on the other hand, look the “elephant in the room” squarely in the eye, and name it openly. Then, they deal with it.
- Pettiness – Healthy organizations, on the other hand, have a persistent habit/norm of NOT letting the business become “personal.” Wearing feelings on sleeves is no way to accomplishment great things.
- Comms Voids – Healthy organizations, on the other hand, have systems in place to keep information, decisions, and expectations flowing like a steady stream. Brevity, precision in language, and consistency in communications rules! Informed teams are teams that have and feel the freedom to attend to the work.
- Freedomlessness – Empowered and healthy teams, on the other hand, feel the freedom to troubleshoot problems, innovate, dissent, and dialogue. Backroom politics are marginalized and disincentivized.
Looks like a wish list, huh? Wishing won’t make it happen…
Tame the beast!
*If you’d like to read more of nc’s blatherings, go to nc’s Recursive Learning.
