Hacking HR to Build an Adaptability Advantage
Many policies are engineered around stating what people can't do, or what they must do - not what they can do. If unchecked, this can seep into organisational culture. In one organisation, I saw a kitchen area with 16 different posters telling people what they couldn't, mustn't or shouldn't do.
Many organisations need to feel more relaxed about letting their people off the leash a bit, and liberating them to think creatively and imaginatively about how to help grow the business.
>> Many policies are engineered around stating what people can't do, or what they must do - not what they can do.
>> In one organisation, I saw a kitchen area with 16 different posters telling people what they couldn't, mustn't or shouldn't do.
Love these points Simon! I think we should all take a look around our own business offices looking for examples like this and find ways of getting them changed / removed. Could be a simple but very effective way of halting seepage in to the culture.
KeithG
I completely agree Simon. We need to find ways of genuinely encouraging people to contribute to the success of the organisation by giving them the freedom to put forward ideas (and feel that these ideas will be listened to). That way it is much easier to gain buy-in from the people who are likely to be most affected by the change.
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