10/30/2024
๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ is all about mobilising people to tackle the most pressing, daunting, wicked challenges: the tough stuff of work.
Itโs opposite to technicalย leadership which lives in the technical and logic, and which has known solutions that can implement current know how.
๐ Insight 3 focuses on Energising Others.
1. ๐๐ป๐ด๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐จ๐ป๐๐๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฉ๐ผ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐
You need to engage the people and groups you seldom engage, those that have a stake in issue but opinions are rarely sought. You can do this by:
– Identify your usual voices
– Identify other voices and understand their issues
– Make it simple to connect e.g Meet with them over coffee
– Donโt tell right or wrong, just meet them where they are
– Ask for feedback and opinions
2. ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐
Factions are groups of people who share values. Working across factions means doing lots of work to understand where others are coming from.
Tips for working across factions
– Focus on building trust first
– Identifying overlapping interests, not disagreements
– Have a mindset that is open to new possibilities
– Acknowledge their loss
– Ask open questions โ โwhat does success look like for you?โ
– Ask for feedback on your opinions
– Work for the common good together
3. ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐๐๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐
You need to create a process where different factions can come together in a trusted environment to do the necessary work.
Characteristics of a trustworthy process:
– People free to express ideas
– Those most affected are part of generating ideas and making decisions
– People know where, and when, they fit in the process
– There is space and time to express vulnerability
– Those in charge model openness to explore new ideas
– The lines of authority and non-authority become blurred as people work together
– Higher ups embrace failure as a learning opportunity
4. ๐๐ป๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ
Each faction has its own purpose, and all those purposes have at least something in common that unites the factions and makes collective work possible.
How to inspire a collective purpose:
– Understand factions you need on board
– Engage factions early and often
– Care as much about their cause as yours
– Build trust along the way
– Make the goals attainable
– Take action
