Bringing Order Out of Organizational Chaos

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Bringing Order Out ofOrganizational Chaos
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The Creation of Organizational Chaos
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ORGANIZATIONAL SCHIZOPHRENIA

• Values, strategy and mission are out of sync with
  culture
• Employee selection focuses mainly on technical
  skills, not values
• Training is not linked to needed skills
• Reward systems reinforce undesirable behavior
• Information is not available to make good
  decisions
• Structure doesnt support strategy

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Leadership Paradox 1

• Opposites Can (and Do) Coexist

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Leadership Paradox 2

• Once You Find a Technique That Works, Give It Up
• The more out-of-the-ordinary it appears, the
  more effective it is once its routine, its
  ineffective

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Leadership Paradox 3

• Effective Leaders are NOT in Control
• Authentic leaders do not know what to do all the
  time!

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Leadership Paradox 4

• The More Important the Relationship, the Less
  Important Skill Becomes

It is not what we do, but who we are, that matters
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Bringing Order Out of Chaos