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NAME YOUR GAME2/22/2021 What's the name of your game? What business are you in?
Let's start with McDonald's. You might think that they're there for flipping burgers and selling $1 coffee. Think again. They hold the best real estate everywhere they go, all over the world. If you're on-purpose organization is about saving the world, think again. There's no such thing as saving the world in general terms and hope that it sticks. The more precise you are about you're raison d'etre, the more power you have to bring your mission out into the world. Focus on what you are built up to do, not what you are tempted to do. Focus on external impacts for your main customers/clients. You exist to give value, no less than that proposition. What differentiates with you from other organizations doing the same things are you values, ethics, and culture. These three things permeate all throughout the organization, creating tremendous impact on your bottom lines and your impact achievement. Name your game and be ultra-excellent in carrying out your mission, that no one can ignore you!
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THE RIGHT CULTURE MIX2/18/2021 What's the relationship between creativity, innovation, change, and leadership?
Creativity: People don't stare at the unknown and wait for the 'aha' moment. They create new things out of old, and turn old things to new activities, services, or products. Innovation: People apply their creativity as solutions to daily problems. Innovation is not just a step up, but creating new out of nothing. Change: People have pragmatic expectations of changes in the organization and are willing to join into uncertainty which is a demonstration of commitment. Leadership: The change process is muddier than we all imagine it to be. Even muddier in the layered context of the pandemic. Leadership without doubt, provides a good lever to buffer against resistance and cooptation. If your organization is struggling to bring about a transition to better in the pandemic context, keep reiterating and don't stop until you get the culture right. Without fostering the right culture, creativity, innovation, change, and leadership will remain as idealized concepts. instead of transplanting new values, consider what shared unconscious beliefs are existing and double-dip on it. Hearts and minds follow emotions, not logic
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BRICOLEUR VERSUS PLANNER2/11/2021 Are you a bricoleur or a planner?
Do you look at your fridge and make do with what you have or do you list down what you don't have and have a trip to the grocery? Do you look at what's already working in your organization and build from your bench strength or you're always looking for some best practice out there and apply it across the board? Do you have a tendency to conform to the standards of 'doing things right' or your organization create your own good practice consciously? In resource-scarce and start-from-scratch organizations, bricolage is not just pragmatic but it helps managers and leaders get on with their agenda. They shun the demand to be 'follow the dream' with more inputs, but understand that their paths can lead them to second-best options. In a perfect environment, the best planners win. In a non-perfect world, the bricoleurs and improvisers get things done and accumulate rapid success with less. Talent, creativity, and improvisation are great combinations in times of crisis and ambiguities. Know yourself and the connections, networks, knowledge, and resources that you have at your disposal. Dig in deep and marvel at what you can achieve, now. |
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