“Your aircraft is heading straight for the storm, the rain is crashing down, lightning ahead with powerful gusts of wind buffeting the airframe….as the captain you’ve got a short time to safely navigate your team and aircraft through to clearer conditions….”
Sound familiar? We are certainly in turbulent times and we are trying to rebuild the plane as we fly. Leaders are in the hot seat to get things done quickly and move beyond a crisis response. Right now they are being asked to immediately streamline, improve workforce flexibility or restructure to reduce costs. And many are starting to reset the organisation for recovery post COVID.
Not many of us have a budget for expensive consultants and HR just doesn't have the capacity, so, is your team set-up for success?
Decisions before you get started
It is vitally important you don't add complexity to complexity because that’s what will slow you and the team down.
- Results come with the right focus. It’s tempting to push things through, you will be measured in results, but pushing change through can just add more complexity. This actually slows things down, in the long term it impacts your flexibility and ability to quickly respond to new shocks (resilience) and adapt to changing needs.
- Invest in your people - with a simple formula and the right support. You don't really need more consultants or frameworks. You need to equip smart people the right way. Your people are going to have the answers and they can pull forward things that are in train with the right focus.
- What next? As a sponsor, you need a clear flight plan for the next 90 days.
If you’d like to talk it through, feel free to get in touch with us today.