{"id":9630,"date":"2019-03-11T01:32:18","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T01:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/henekawatkisporter.com\/?p=9630"},"modified":"2019-03-11T01:32:18","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T01:32:18","slug":"changing-the-game-how-organizational-health-helps-in-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/henekawatkisporter.com\/changing-the-game-how-organizational-health-helps-in-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Changing The Game: How Organizational Health Helps in Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"

Is your organization sick? No, we are not speaking about your team members suffering from a flu epidemic. We are instead speaking about broken systems, non-cohesive leadership teams, and poor communication<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span>With all these possible maladies can you honestly say \u00a0that your organization is healthy? Let’s talk organizational health.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is Organizational Health?<\/h3>\n

According to an article written by Keller & Price (2011),\u00a0<\/span>Beyond Performance: How Great Organizations Build Ultimate Competitive Advantage,<\/span><\/a> [bctt tweet=”organizational health is \u201cthe ability of an organization to align, execute, and renew itself faster than the competition to sustain exceptional performance over time.” username=”@theentrepyou @leadercastja”]<\/span><\/p>\n

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Let\u2019s not just take Keller & Price at their word. To elucidate the matter we reached out to our colleague and friend Dr. Sandra Palmer, C.E.O and Senior Partner at Above or Beyond. This is a Management Consulting firm whose core services are centered around human capital management and development \u2013 The Human Element. <\/span><\/p>\n

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The Entrepreneurial You (TEY) wanted to explore the concept of Organizational Health further. How does it help in leading teams to be successful? Here is what Dr. Palmer shared with the TEY team.<\/span><\/p>\n

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How would you define organizational health?<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Organizational health to my mind is how the organization operates and delivers. Being a perfect system, the organization does exactly what it was designed to do. This may sound odd, since most leaders believe their organisations are underperforming. <\/span><\/p>\n

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However, the behaviours, values, attitudes and mindsets that are rewarded or tolerated are the ones we get. Employees do what is inspected not necessarily what is expected. So like the body, leaders need to check the organizational pulse often. Vitamins are never a good idea when surgery is required. Therefore the elements that significantly move the health needle in a positive direction must be carefully monitored and managed. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Can you say there cultural alignment? Is there staff engagement? Is there innovation? How are we doing compared to our competitors? Are we planning for and creating the future? Do we have capable drivers? Are the right people on the bus and are they sitting in the right seat? \u00a0Are we continuously improving?<\/span><\/p>\n

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What are some of the disciplines in creating a healthy organization?<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Like the body, creating a healthy organization is not about an annual check-up or rushing to the professionals when dis-ease is apparent. This has to be a constant effort. What are the outcomes you seek? <\/span><\/p>\n

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Important question: Is the system designed and being managed to deliver such outcomes? To create a healthy organization, focus on: <\/span><\/p>\n

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