The global challenges we are facing today – the Grand Challenges such as climate change, economic inequality, etc. – do not exist neatly within a collection of single disciplines, and they cannot be addressed from within the traditional hierarchical, siloed systems that dominate our current work structures.
In times of disruption and change, we must also shift our perspective on what we should control to achieve our goals.
The balance of power in organizations is shifting. The fact that employees are quitting their companies in record numbers (aka The Great Resignation) is often cited as evidence of this fact. However, the issue is more complex than typically discussed, and I believe these shifts are enabled by a less acknowledged factor.
Rather than trying to return to the old normal, Intentionally Resilient organizations are able to recover from difficulties by creating a new normal that is consistent with Who they are.
When we work with clients, we work hard to ensure that they are aligning to their market’s ‘why’, as opposed to a ‘why’ that’s internally focused.