Blog Work Differently: Use these four tactics to successfully change organizational behavior

The world is changing in new and dramatic ways. Every industry faces challenges to its status quo. I refer to it as the Disruption Economy. Remember the frog in a pot of water on a stove who slowly dies because it can’t sense the rising heat? Yeah, that analogy doesn’t work anymore. Everyone senses the heat. No status quo is safe. Things are changing and we need to jump out of the pot now! So, how do we effect that proverbial jump in our own organization? If you are looking to build new capability, solve problems in a new way and navigate the Disruption Economy, what should you do? I’ve never been much of an organizational change type of person. It always seemed more about org charts and pink slips than anything meaningful. This time it’s different. This time it’s about creating a new mindset and way of working in the organization. People may or may not have to change positions. People may or may not have to go.