White Papers
ADAPTIVE LEADERSHIP APPLIED
TRAITS AND PRACTICES
This white paper describes the foundational skills needed to become an adaptive leader and presents the strategic thinking skills to lead effectively in situations characterised by uncertainty and complexity.
The intent is to enable the reader to determine where they may need to grow to become an effective adaptive leader. Is the application a foundational one with the adoption of core principles of adaptive leadership or a more challenging one that requires an improved capacity to understand and diagnose problems, navigate complexity, and face new challenges with confidence?
Adaptive Leadership Applied recognises that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to developing adaptive leaders. We are all starting from different positions of capability.
EMPLOYEE WORK-FROM-HOME EXPERIENCES
INFORMING LEADERSHIP ACTIONS
In the 360° Steelcase Global Report 2021 – Changing Expectations and the Future of Work – they found that the experiences employees described about working from home fell into five patterns of behaviours and attitudes.
Whilst Steelcase provides us with a description of each of the five categories, they do not advise on the actions needed to help the people in those categories. I have taken up that mantle.
In this paper, I have taken each category and provided the description from the Steelcase report followed by what I believe leaders must do right now to improve the experiences these employees are having and what they should do post-pandemic when the need to work from home is no longer required and work in most cases will have a hybrid flavour.
X I’S
THE WORKPLACE MENTAL HEALTH ECOSYSTEM
Organizations that are really committed to looking after the mental well-being of their people create an ecosystem of interceptions, information, instruction, individualization, indicators, interventions, integrations, improvements, immunity and it is illimitable.
These are the ten I’s or as I have named the eco-system – the X I’s.
The X I’s are not bolted on to work as an afterthought but embedded into the fabric of the organization through both intentional and thoughtful design.
HOW TO EMBED YOUR CHANGE AND MAKE SURE IT STICKS
BALANCED DIVERSITY: A PORTFOLIO APPROACH TO ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE
Much has been written about change initiatives failing to achieve a return on investment because they did not gain traction or become embedded as a new-way-of-working.
This paper explores reasons changes often fail to be adopted, the solution in the form of the Balanced Diversity framework, the construct of the framework, how it should be used and why you should be using it on all of your change initiatives.
The Balanced Diversity framework is a reference guide for every leader of change who needs access to a wide range of practices for successful change.
CHANGE THE FOCUS. WHAT IF….?
In this white paper I explore what would happen if we shifted the focus of our strategies and decisions from the ledger type items such as profit, shareholder return and competition to a focus on the people aspects of our business.
It is my firm belief that in this era of disruption, a shift in focus is imperative unless organizations want to die a slow and painful death.
CHANGE MANAGEMENT IS BROKEN!
In this paper I explore why the traditional approaches to organisational change management will no longer work in a world of constant, rapid, unpredictable and complex change.
A prepare-manage-reinforce approach to change will no longer work.