The Art of Relationships within Organisations
The Art of Relationships within Organisations
In Australia right now, even with the economic downturn, jobs and opportunities are plenty. There are many young people joining the workforce every year and organisations are better equipped than ever to handle requirements for developing their people. These resources range from human resource specialists and well structured training programs, through to organisational development teams.
With awareness of the changing needs of our 'Generation Y' future leaders, we are better equipped to deal with developing our young managers whilst creating career and development opportunities for our middle managers.
So why is it that in so many organisations there exists a lack of cohesion, mistrust, politics and infighting - conflicts that cause distractions and average productivity?
In the last twelve months I have seen many sophisticated leadership and team development programs, complete with very 'corporate' and new age terminology. And all designed with best of intentions to better equip people to communicate, coach, plan and attain better and more consistent performance.
We can complicate and get very technical around what is a simple aspect of human nature - happy people work well together and perform at a much higher level!
So many development programs involve training and supplying team members with better skill sets in the hope that they will instinctively take and apply this new information. But what happens if we do not create an environment where our people can work better together, or help them to be able to trust one another? More knowledge does not mean that a behavioural change will occur!
We have all been on courses and attended seminars where there was a wealth of great information, but little if any of it ever made a difference back in the workplace.
There is no doubt that old management philosophies of pushing, motivating, and just expecting people to do the right thing still exist. However more and more these days there are organisations that create a strong sense of community and spend time and resource developing strong relationships with their people. Apart from being great places to work these organisations often experience phenomenal growth and success! They also find it much easier to attract and retain great people.
While some may believe that all this 'fluffy' stuff is counter to productivity and simply 'getting the job done', the reality is that these successful organisations are well structured, disciplined and have a regular focus on high performance.
Values driven organisations thrive around simple principles that not only inspire their people, but also creates 'not negotiable' boundaries around how they operate. Implementing core values is almost always a difficult and frustrating process, but over time this creates absolute harmony and clarity!
So whilst some people might be there to just work and get the job done, most good young people will thrive in an environment that gives them fulfilment and purpose. And there is no better way to grow and maximise your organisation than to have every single team member actively engaged in this process every day!
But the battle in organisations will continue - for a while anyway. The conflict between old 'tried and true' management principles versus and a whole new way of creating high performing teams. In time the old ways will disappear. But for now by developing relationships and creating happy and engaged team members, managers and owners will always produce a better result.
Just try it!!
The Art of Relationships within Organisations - To learn more about this author, visit Geoff Flemming's Website.
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There is no doubt that in most industries these days, change and innovation occurs at a blinding pace! There are new ideas and trends, processes, management philosophies, and methodologies to not only increase performance, but also to create opportunities for succession and career advancement.
In Australia right now, even with the economic downturn, jobs and opportunities are plenty. There are many young people joining the workforce every year and organisations are better equipped than ever to handle requirements for developing their people. These resources range from human resource specialists and well structured training programs, through to organisational development teams.
With awareness of the changing needs of our 'Generation Y' future leaders, we are better equipped to deal with developing our young managers whilst creating career and development opportunities for our middle managers.
So why is it that in so many organisations there exists a lack of cohesion, mistrust, politics and infighting - conflicts that cause distractions and average productivity?
In the last twelve months I have seen many sophisticated leadership and team development programs, complete with very 'corporate' and new age terminology. And all designed with best of intentions to better equip people to communicate, coach, plan and attain better and more consistent performance.
We can complicate and get very technical around what is a simple aspect of human nature - happy people work well together and perform at a much higher level!
So many development programs involve training and supplying team members with better skill sets in the hope that they will instinctively take and apply this new information. But what happens if we do not create an environment where our people can work better together, or help them to be able to trust one another? More knowledge does not mean that a behavioural change will occur!
We have all been on courses and attended seminars where there was a wealth of great information, but little if any of it ever made a difference back in the workplace.
There is no doubt that old management philosophies of pushing, motivating, and just expecting people to do the right thing still exist. However more and more these days there are organisations that create a strong sense of community and spend time and resource developing strong relationships with their people. Apart from being great places to work these organisations often experience phenomenal growth and success! They also find it much easier to attract and retain great people.
While some may believe that all this 'fluffy' stuff is counter to productivity and simply 'getting the job done', the reality is that these successful organisations are well structured, disciplined and have a regular focus on high performance.
Values driven organisations thrive around simple principles that not only inspire their people, but also creates 'not negotiable' boundaries around how they operate. Implementing core values is almost always a difficult and frustrating process, but over time this creates absolute harmony and clarity!
So whilst some people might be there to just work and get the job done, most good young people will thrive in an environment that gives them fulfilment and purpose. And there is no better way to grow and maximise your organisation than to have every single team member actively engaged in this process every day!
But the battle in organisations will continue - for a while anyway. The conflict between old 'tried and true' management principles versus and a whole new way of creating high performing teams. In time the old ways will disappear. But for now by developing relationships and creating happy and engaged team members, managers and owners will always produce a better result.
Just try it!!
The Art of Relationships within Organisations - To learn more about this author, visit Geoff Flemming's Website.
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David AchesonDavid Acheson is the founder of DCJA Consultancy. DCJA Consultancy is a management consultancy business specialising in B2B sales consultancy. They offer bespoke and packaged sales consultancy including Sales Optimisation Review, Interim Sales Management, Sales & Marketing Review, 1:1 Sales & Management Staff Analysis, Management Training, Solution Sales Training, Creation of New Pay Plan, KPI's, run Customer Feedback Campaigns, assist with Recruitment, Coaching, Appraisals and set up Strategic Marketing Campaigns. David spent his early career in accountancy and then moved into sales in 1982, working in Office Equipment, IT, Advertising, Training, Outsourcing and Consultancy. He has held many Senior Positions in SMBs and Global Organisations including Head of Sales Operations & Head of Business Development. His knowledge, skills and great experience of the Sales Industry has led to David making keynote speeches and running educational sessions to key businesses through organisations including The Chamber of Commerce and Business Link. - Visit David Acheson's Website |
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