The culture of an organisation is driven by the behaviours that exist within it. Improving performance requires change. All change is derived from individuals and teams within an organisation changing some element of their behaviour – which therefore automatically shifts the culture.
The speed and traction of change (and therefore any improvement) is driven in large part by how willing and able people are to execute upon it. Improving performance is therefore made easier, more effective and more sustainable the stronger the level of employee engagement. Performance can be directly correlated to the level of engagement that exists within that organisation.
Engagement is NOT something that is simply ‘DONE’ to people from on high. Sure, Leadership must work hard at it, but engagement by its very nature needs to be seen as something integral to the business rather than a strategy to deliver performance. Engagement is something that is driven and grasped at all levels in the business.
As an executive coaching provider we are privileged to obtain an insight into many different organisations and how they operate.
Of course it’s easy to observe when you are on the outside looking in, when you don’t have to survive in the organisation and your career does not depend on the benevolence of a few key stakeholders. (However, from this external perspective there appears to be themes which are common to many organisations regardless of sector or maturity. With the pace of business today there seems to be an inordinate pressure to make decisions quickly, professionals are paid to have a view, paid to take a positioned to propose a way forward almost “on demand”). When is the right time to pause to reflect? Are you in need of an executive coach?
Many organisations often face themselves with the challenge of having square pegs in roles, which can have a negative effect on individual and team performance.
Rialto Director, Richard Chiumento, explains how to avoid creating square pegs and how to successfully resolve those individuals who become misaligned.
