On a clear, cold winters day in Cape Town twelve executives gathered in a large room. No PowerPoint presentations but plenty of flipchart and post it notes decorated the walls. The atmosphere was tense as the group worked on their strategic foundations. ...
A few weeks ago, a transformative session on team dynamics during our LeaderShift programme inspired me to write a series of articles exploring Patrick Lencioni’s five dysfunctions of a team. These sessions illuminated a crucial insight: many team issues stem from a lack of trust....
On Wednesday 29th June we host our next OD Café. We will be talking about Organisation Design as an executive skill (register here). We will argue that executives need better organisation design skills. This is not to take away from the work done by Organisation...
When it comes to leadership, possessing essential skills is crucial. At WorldsView, a key part of what we do is to impart knowledge and empower individuals and organisations. Recently, Craig Yeatman sparked a discussion on the importance of leaders having organisational design knowledge. How can you create...
Operational failures or even organisational collapse are frequently attributed to poor leadership. The cause of this often includes leaders that lack a mutual understanding of the organisation's direction, fail to support and advocate for their team members, and leave employees feeling adrift and unsupported. The...
As South Africa marks its seventh democratic election on Wednesday, 29 May 2024, it’s an ideal time to reflect on how democratic principles can enhance team development within organisations. Participation, equality, transparency, and collective decision-making—the cornerstones of democracy—can transform teams into more engaged, innovative, and...
I forgot to press “record” for our monthly OD Café on Wednesday. I wish I could share the recording with you – our colleagues on the call were amazing. The call explored our emerging Power and Resistance model. The model shows some promise, contrasting levels...
We wonder whether a significant addition to the general strategy curriculum might be “strategic leadership as the execution of agile organisational design through teams.” The schools of organisational design and development need greater democratisation as “leadership” moves to all levels of the organisation. ...
Current leadership development programs treat leadership in a kind of “one size fits all” way. If you open the leadership development programs from 10 different providers you find much the same ingredients – flavoured to the individual delegates, but nevertheless much the same. This is...
A solid organisational strategy serves as the North Star, the foundation upon which teams build their actions and decisions towards common objectives. Where there may be confusion or pulling in different directions, strategy provides a roadmap for navigating the complexities, seizing opportunities, and overcoming challenges,...
