Posts by whchambers
Why managers are even more important than ever before.
By GREG MCKENNA FEB 28, 2019 Business Insider Magazine How managers can harness the autonomy of the individuals and groups working throughout the organisation by “creating an environment where people have an interest in deploying their autonomy in the service of cooperation with others for the greater good of the organization.” If there is one…
Read MoreTHE DAY BEFORE RACE DAY
Being fresh with good form before a race is important – you need to get your mind and body primed and ready to race. The primary goal in the final day before a race is to prime the body to perform at its peak level. Making sure all the body’s interconnected systems are functioning as…
Read MoreOctober reading sorted
The Fifth Discipline. The Art & Practice of the Learning Organization, by Peter Senge. Helping leaders to understand ‘systems thinking’ and how organisations can tap into the collective consciousness of their people to drive transformative change in complex business environments. As Senge makes clear, in the long run the only sustainable competitive advantage is your…
Read MoreConversations around Self Managed Teams
In conversations whilst planning new ways of working for sales organisations, one of the team surfaced maxims from Myron Rogers, a leader in systems thinking. Reminded the team of how Self Managed Teams can and will thrive. • People own what they help create • Real change happens in real work • Those who do…
Read MoreShifting behaviour to shift culture
Reflecting on a discussion with my colleague in the UK on how we can shift behaviours and organisations. Powerful insights from those that have shifted whole countries.
Read MoreCustomers expecting faster responses. Are you fast enough?
This weekend I was cycling with one of my mates when he shared with me a story about United Airlines and a customer’s broken guitar in 2009. It was so impressive I had to check it out. “Broken Guitar Has United Playing the Blues to the Tune of $180 Million.” This was the headline from…
Read More70% of change programs fail to achieve their stated goals. What do we need to do differently?
Time to choose a different approach. You are about to implement your company’s new strategy, and this will require you to shift people’s behaviour, change what they do and how they have been working to date. So what approach will you take? A ‘directive’ approach or a ‘collaborative’ approach? Analysis from some of the largest…
Read MoreFour truths about people & change
In briefing some new leaders involved in transformational change, we entered a great discussion around people and change. It’s sometimes nice to reconnect with some truths. Change can be complex and often engaging and creating space for cooperation can cut through complexity. People will support what they help to create. (Weisbord, 1987) People do not…
Read MoreWhat should we paying more attention to in our business strategy?
According to research by the Pew Research Center, by 2030 “all members of the Baby Boom generation” will have reached the retirement age of 65–with an average of 10,000 Baby Boomers reaching retirement age every day between now and then. By contrast, in 2014 millennials already represented a majority of the workforce, with more than…
Read MoreLearning from masters
I use many different mediums to take on new information and recently listened to an interview with Sadguru on the London Real podcast. Sadguru book ‘Inner Engineering a yogi’s guide to joy’ comes across as pragmatic and grounded in common sense. A different perspective from an ancient wisdom to understand and add to the knowledge…
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