Learn a new model for understanding how organizations really operate and implement changes that get real results.
With so many forces of change buffeting the business world today, a scary state of flux has replaced any sense of certainty, stability, and familiarity, delivering a wake-up call to make crucial changes happen, make them happen quickly, and make them stick. Traditional approaches to change management fall into one of two categories: Organizations function like machines, where managers pull change levers to "fix" problems with an engineer's mindset (IQ). Or People form social networks wherein individual "influencers" make change happen by developing effective interpersonal relationships (EQ). Neither of these models offer a full picture to what really happens in an organization.
In this groundbreaking new book, change expert Siobhan McHale offers a third option: organizations are complex ecosystems that require a Hive Mind or Group Intelligence (GQ) to bring about meaningful and lasting change. We can learn a lot of lessons from how bees operate:
- Hard work: An individual bee spends its entire 40-day life span gathering food for the hive.
- Teamwork: Inside each teeming beehive an entire community works collectively to achieve shared goals.
- Role clarity: Every bee has a specific job, with the queen, drones, and worker bees faithfully playing their part.
- Resilience: Bees can overcome daunting challenges, including all the parasites, pathogens, pesticides, and climate fluctuations from Maine to Miami and beyond.
See how a hive mindset solves many of the common problems all businesses struggle with today!
The secret to the success or failure of any business boils down to its culture.
From disengaged employees to underserved customers, business failures invariably stem from a culture problem. In The Insider's Guide to Culture Change, acclaimed culture transformation expert and global executive Siobhan McHale shares her proven four-step process to demystifying culture transformation and starting down the path to positive change.
Many leaders and managers struggle to get a handle on exactly what culture is and how pervasive its impact is throughout an organization. Some try to change the culture by publishing a statement of core values but soon find that, aside from some short-term lip service, no meaningful change happens. Others try to unify the culture around a set of shared goals that satisfy shareholders but find their efforts backfire as stressed employees throw their hands up because "leadership just doesn't get it." Others implement expensive new IT systems to try to bring about change, only to find that employees find "workarounds" and soon go back to their old ways.
Culture transformation expert Siobhan McHale defines culture simply: "It's how things work around here."
The Insider's Guide to Culture Change walks listeners through McHale's four-step process to culture transformation, including how to
- Understand what "corporate culture" really is and how it impacts every aspect of the way your organization operates
- Analyze where your culture is broken or not adding maximum value
- Unlock the power of reframing roles within your company, to empower and engage your employees
- Utilize proven methods and tools to break through deeply embedded patterns and change your company mind-set
- Keep the momentum going by consolidating gains and maintaining your foot on the change accelerator
With The Insider's Guide to Culture Change, watch your employees go from followers to change leaders who drive an agile culture that constantly outperforms.
Accompanying figures are available in the audiobook companion PDF download.
