Companies are designing purposeful and competitive cultures to address COVID disruption. Amazon, taking advantage of COVID disuption has it’s 14 principles: Customer obsession. Employees obsess over customers. Ownership. Leaders are shareholders and owners of the company. Workers think long-term and don’t sacrifice long-term value for short-term benefits. ‘That’s not my job’ is not part of the Amazon culture. Invent and …
Culture and guiding principles are important to VUCANs who work at Microsoft, Apple, Google, Nike because they communicate pride and enthusiasm with memorable tag lines. For example, We Company’s (formerly WeWork) mission is ‘to elevate the world’s consciousness’. These mission statements convey to employees that their companies represent caring and excellence, the best companies in their industry. …
Work is one way people share experiences, become part of a community, and feel fulfilled and purposeful. David Schmittlein – MIT School of Management Walk around the cubes at work and look closely at what VUCANs have on their desks, pictures of loved ones and maybe a religious symbol during COVID time. Is this the latest fad at …
VUCAN DRIVERS – PRINCIPLES Old Norm New Norm This too shall pass COVID transformation is here to stay No or little meaning at work Work has meaning and purpose No personal direction Discover your true north Anxiety and fear VUCANs practicing mindfulness Work as a meal ticket Work as a calling and gospel ‘Get it’ is not …
Principles part of the 7P’s framework is based on finding and discovering your ‘why’ of work. Simon Sinek in Start With Why suggests you should understand your ‘why’ of work before you commit yourself to an employer, side-hustle, or startup. Answering the ‘why’ defines the purpose or principle of work so you can live and work authentically. So, ask …
Knowing when and how to self-disrupt are among the key self management questions that you need to ask. Take a look and answer the below questions: Do you know the VUCAN leaders in your organization? What makes them effective and efficient? Or not? Do your VUCAN managers know the present game (competitive) rules? And, do …
If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much. Jim Rohn – Author and Entrepreneur Self management is the art of taking responsibility and the science of taking control of your behavior, health, spirit, work, career, and life. Self …
Most powerful question leader can ask: ‘How can I help you do your job better’? John Baldoni – Writer/author Line workers have been treated like LIFO inventory – Last In – First Out. But executives making millions a year are in the ‘execution’ bucket. Do. Do good. Meet targets. No quarterly numbers. No job. Not too …
I’m going to have a project-based life rather than a job-based life. David Plotz – Journalist Work metaphors offer visuals, beacons, insights scripts, and lessons. Metaphors provide us a vision of what to expect from work. The career ladder is a great visual metaphor. A person started at the bottom and with the right effort climbed each rung. …
Be the best at what you do or the only one doing it. Jay Samit – Manager, Writer & Entrepreneur Many fresh MBAs want to go into management thinking that’s the way to power, perks, and bucks. I don’t want to seem like a Cassandra, but …. There are lots of COVID disruptions occurring in management. …