‘What It Takes To Create An Authentic Organization’

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Hire for difference– in people’s thought processes and life experiences, among other qualities.’

Be more tolerant of differences and how they are expressed.’

Design performance measures that allow for creative surprises and that acknowledge differences in trajectories of development.’

Encourage radically honest conversations about people’s hopes and fears throughout the organization.’

Offer opportunities for adding extra value in people’s personal development as well as professional development.’

‘Cultures are significant suppliers of meaning.’

Communicate what you stand for and what you take pride in- clearly and simply.’

Don’t assume your motives (and your sense of what’s meaningful) are share by others.’

Take in different experiences/get out of your comfort zone to find the meaningful.’

‘Take every opportunity to connect your organization’s efforts and outputs to the wider community.’

When things go wrong , resist the temptation to invent another rule.’

Source

Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones (2015). Why Should Anyone Work Here? What It Takes to Create an Authentic Organization

How To Embrace Change

Whether you like change or you do not like change, it is happening right now.

If you want to renew yourself, to grow yourself, you have got to embrace change.

How?

You’ll have to deal with the tension between the stability that gives security and the adaptability that opens up opportunity.’

We must be willing to let go of what worked yesterday and learn new ways of seeing, doing, and leading.’

‘… We must stop wishing and start working. Instead of looking for the ‘secret sauce’ of success, we must start sowing seeds of success.’

Don’t hesitate to help another person by sowing a positive seed in his or her life.’

Don’t allow failure to be a bully in your life.’

You must be willing to admit where you’re wrong so that you can discover what is right.’

What you think about yourself determines the investment you will make in yourself.’

No matter what you want to do in life, you have to face reality, and you have to be willing to pay the price required to go uphill.’

Having the right attitude is essential because your actions often carry more weight than your words.’

If you fall down, you should learn from it, get up, and step forward.’

To stand up is to stand out.’

Source:

John C. Maxwell (2019). Leadershift: The 11 Essential Changes Every Leader Must Embrace