Would You Rehire Your Current Team of People?
That is a very ‘big’ response to a very simple, and what should be an obvious, question. Not expecting the high degree of verbal honesty, I asked the same question of VP’s when speaking at an IT Conference, and the response was in the same range. This reaction led to a deeper dig on the topic. I continued to ask that question of every leader and manager I met and the reaction was the same. These responses suggest simultaneously-occurring trends that I have not experienced, to such a high degree, in my 30+ years of leadership and organization development experience.
So What Should Account for the Consistent Feedback?
Organizations today are at a crossroad, moving from the past into the unknown future state. Senior leadership is broadly aware of the multiple stressors organizations are experiencing from outside sources. Everyone is talking about it. While they acknowledge these stressors, they also acknowledge that their current leaders and managers are not equipped to lead and manage through these stressors. We must now go from talking to action, and the actions are not simple. Getting it wrong can have serious business consequences. Here are universal stressors all organizations in all industries are experiencing:
It's Evaluation Time
As we think about working in today’s world, evaluate your organization against the new paradigms we are experiencing. How ready are your leaders and managers to meet completely new challenges? How many can change the tires of the car, while driving 60 miles per hour, with no roadmap or tools? Does your response to the question "would you rehire your current team of people?" fall into the 60% ‘NO’ category?
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