“A team is a small number of people with complementary skills who are committed to a common purpose, performance goals, and approach for which they hold themselves mutually accountable.” Katzenbach and Smith (2015) The Wisdom of Teams I find this such a helpful description of a team! It is simple, clear, and explicit about what distinguishes […]
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In today’s fast-paced world, leadership isn’t simply about decision-making and delegation; it’s also about guiding teams through the uncertainty and complexity that characterizes our work environments. Picture this… You’re a leader in your organization, responsible for steering your team towards its goals. Each day brings a new set of challenges and a new list of
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This newsletter series has introduced the RCA Levers for Sustaining Change, a framework consisting of five interlocking elements that enable and support the momentum for change in teams and organizations, as well as ‘sustaining’ the resulting benefits. Earlier newsletters have introduced the first four elements: Effective Teams, Capable People, Empowering Culture, andHybrid Mastery (Click each element
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The last few years have seen a transformation for organizations worldwide – the explosion of remote and hybrid work. Looking into 2024, it’s clear that hybrid work has become the default mode of engagement for many companies. While some have embraced fully remote work, others have settled into a mix of in-office and remote days.
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How do you create and sustain change? What enables all the constituent elements of change to stay connected with one another, interacting in ways that maintain and sustain forward momentum? In our previous newsletter, we introduced the RCA Levers for Sustaining Change as a way of looking at five interlocking elements that will keep you
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How do you create and sustain change? What enables all the constituent elements of change to stay connected with one another, interacting in ways that maintain and sustain forward momentum? “It’s working like a well-oiled machine” is a compliment. And it’s a compliment because it recognizes that this is not a given and cannot be
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Is a team productive if they complete the task on time, but had such a toxic experience in doing so that they never want to work together again? I was once part of a team like this. We were four people, brought together from different parts of the world, to work on a project. We
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It’s summertime as I write, a time when things slow down from the usual pace we experience for the rest of the year. So I’m enjoying taking time to read some new books and revisit old favorites. I think you will enjoy them too! Karolin Helbig and Minette Norman (2023) – “The Psychological Safety
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Congratulations! You’ve started implementing your change initiative, following the steps laid out in your plan. Smooth sailing from now on, right? Unfortunately, you are going to face bumps along the way. Some of them will come from within the organization. And, as a member of the change team, it can be hard to hear some
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There’s an inbuilt problem with change processes. Few people know about them before they are launched, often with great fanfare. And that can come as an unpleasant surprise, leading people to doubt the motives of the change leaders and to wonder what other “bad news” might follow. Now, there are good reasons why preparing for
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