What\u2019s Missing in Your Organization?<\/h2>\n

\u201cOur organization is in a state of change.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

That statement is probably true right now for you. And it will probably be true tomorrow<\/em>, next month<\/em>, and next year<\/em>. Should we go so far as to say that a state of change is<\/em> the new normal?<\/p>\n

Times are different. The need for organizational agility directly conflicts with the tried-and-true traditional organizational structure, where jobs are painstakingly defined and everyone knows the hierarchy.<\/p>\n

One negative effect of this high degree of definition is that an organization can be slow to adapt to a new need. Most organizations have an important need right now that is either going unaddressed or not being addressed adequately because of the binds of the structure.<\/p>\n

New needs come and go, sometimes as quickly as a beautiful spring day. Traditional organization structures seem to stick around like a long, cold winter day. Another analogy \u2013 new needs are like LeBron James on a basketball court. And traditional organization structures are like me guarding him\u2026 always a step… or two… or three… behind<\/em>.<\/p>\n

So what\u2019s missing in your<\/em> organization?<\/h3>\n

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• A role that leads the effort to listen to the customer?<\/li>\n
• A position that expedites customer service issues?<\/li>\n
• Someone who monitors your reputation on social media?<\/li>\n
• That flexible resource who can take the lead on several temporary projects?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

  Find a way to place a resource in the area of your new need. Think of it as being temporary – a trial of sorts. If after six months it pays dividends, then make it permanent. Or outsource it. But the bottom line is – you\u2019ll never know until you try.<\/em><\/p>\n

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