By: Jan van Veen | November 08, 2016
The common predict-command-control type of management practices create resistance to change. Most new management and leadership techniques try to overcome this resistance.
Most companies struggle in achieving sustainable performance. They see:
People by nature are quite strong in adapting and driving change, if there are good reasons to do so and not too many obstacles. That is why human kind is one of the most successful species on our planet, fostering rapid changes in our world.
However, the willingness and ability to drive change is quite easily blocked. Let’s have a look into a little psychology. Roughly we can distinguish three different parts of our brains:
The issue is that the reptilian brain is twofold:
Wouldn’t it be great if we could simply prevent resistance against change? Everyone would be passionate and eager to jointly perform, to make things happen, to adapt to changing requirements and new opportunities, to learn and to develop. Continuous and timely adaptation and change would be part of our DNA. This is Momentum for Sustainable Success.
This is exactly what the successful organisations have in place. They apply new perspectives and practices which drive momentum to continuously adapt and drive change – that is to drive sustainable success. This momentum is their foundation for an adaptable, learning and growing organisation which has the capabilities to continuously perform, execute and prepare for future success.
Our ongoing research “Momentum for Sustainable Success” defines these perspectives and practices and provides practical tools which help organisations and leaders to build and maintain momentum.
Other articles elaborate on the different elements and provide examples.
Below, I describe these briefly.
Everyone in the organisation truly believes that:
Modern "sense & respond" type of management practices are applied at all levels and entities of the organisation. This includes:
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