Making the leap to joined up thinking

"We tend to focus on snapshots of isolated parts of the system. And wonder why our deepest problems never get solved."

Peter Senge

We know that providing isolated formal learning interventions (usually e-learning modules and training courses) have little or no impact on individual or team performance. 

It takes courage, curiosity and foresight for leaders to see beyond the training paradigm (and to stop colluding in it) and start to see enabling new capability and performance as a connected, inter-dependent system.

Some new questions that can help start this new practice might include:

What are the short, medium, and long term success measures for this initiative?

Who has defined these success measures? Why?

How effectively do this success measures link to our overall strategy and stated 'values'?

 How will we create time for leaders and their teams to focus on this new initiative? (What will stop?)

Where does this initiative sit in the priorities of its 'target audience'? Why?

How effectively are 'target audience' teams resourced to maximise the potential benefits of this initiative?

Will 'target audience' teams to re-allocate budgets to maximise the potential benefits of this initiative?

How are we developing buy in from leaders for this new initiative?

How are we incentivising adoption of this new initiative? (What will be the consequences for failing to engage and embed successfully?)

How are we defining new performance standards that this new initiative should enable? (processes, governance, KPIs, metrics)

How are we ensuring leaders and team members will know how to perform differently(new processes, new ways of working, new collaborations) in relation to this initiative?

How are we aligning people's roles, responsibilities, and success measures to this new initiative?

How does the communication strategy enable, support, and sustain the potential success of this new initiative? 

I work as a thinking partner and advisor with mid sized, value oriented companies going through significant change. I help you to build new capability and mindsets through shifting your approach to organisational development.

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