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Collect the drive from your teams - Organisational Energy

16/1/2024

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This year might become a tough year and there might not be much we can do about it - especially about the external and geopolitical aspects. What we can focus on as a leader is to equip the organisation and enable our teams to give their best. And one special aspect is Energy!

Organisational Energy is what I want to talk about today. How often do we feel that work is draining our energy? That the efforts within an organisation are clashing; that people are lethargic and inert. And as a leader we simply wish that we are able to give our teams a spark.

I recently came across the work of Heike Bruch and it is refreshing to see peers that are sharing the same vision and passion for energy, positivity, and enabling Drive within our work ecosystem. Here are some of her thoughts on the topic:
  • Bond people behind an opportunity or a challenge; this can be a project or a new strategy which people are sharing, have contributed to and which allows to channel their energy towards the same direction. I like to call this the Leitbild (a guiding imagination of the future state).
  • Build confidence; show people that their contribution counts, that any opinion and action is valuable and that we are on joint learning journey. I like to call this Consideration.
  • Avoid the acceleration trap; as a leader we have the tendency, when the momentum starts that we are pushing down the lever; this negative pressure actually leads to lower productivity because people feel disempowered. I like to call this Delegation of Control.
  • Systemic approach to focus; focus on the key elements that make your project / strategy a success; and remove the distractions. I like to base this focus on Objectives & Key Results.
  • Focus on your own energy first; this is the classic duality of change: as a leader you can only convince your team about the new way of working if you start first and become a role model.

As with many things with effective teams, the collective energy is larger then the sum of the individuals. When we align this energy we can create synergy that triples or tenfolds the efforts. As a team we can then ride that wave and easily overcome barriers. We can collectively become antifragile.

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Source: TEDxZurich - Heike Bruch on How to Manage Organizational Energy
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    Tim is a change practitioner in the area of innovation and excellence. He is working with teams to accelerate innovation, collaboration and agility.

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