I like the concept of reinvention, renewal, or transformation. But I like most the concept of rebooting! Organizations, teams, groups, entire companies, always reach some plateau at some point. The point in the curve where things are OK, but not brilliant; there is nothing wrong but also nothing very good; no particular problems but not many new ideas. Things are stable, there is no crisis, people turnover is low, all is fine, thank you. ‘You have reached the unremarkable destination’, your organizational ‘Sat Nav’ seems to say. It’s time to reboot the system.
One of the programmes I have designed under the banner of ‘Accelerators’ is called ‘Reboot!’ [1]. We ask people to find the elephants in the room, the corporate taboos, the things that need urgent health checks, make an inventory of mistakes and successes etc. What one can do in a Reboot! [1] is simply amazing. A Game Plan is then easy to create.
Regardless how you do it, or what you call it, you need to plan, not for ‘essential maintenance’, as many digital services and their websites do from time to time, but for a full reboot! Look inside, up and down, sideways, dust here and there, question the unquestionable, open the windows, allow fresh air, imagine, inject some disruption, reboot!
This healthy shakeup can be planned. Actually, it is a hundred times better when scheduled, as opposed to when you are forced to do it in a crisis, or under stress. Schedule some ‘reboot time [1]’ in the life cycle of your organization, no matter what, even if you are at a peak of performance. Stop, push the button, have the courage to pause, listen, then re-start.
The old lithium batteries that we used to have in older devices and phones, came with the warning: to discharge completely from time to time and then charge again, otherwise the continuous use and daily charge will make charging less and less effective. Eventually, the battery life will be minimal. Well, organizations today are still in lithium battery mode. Follow the advice. Schedule rebooting. Abandon the plateau, even if it is a comfortable one.
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We can help your business Reboot!
Renew, transform, re-invent the way you do things. Organizations today need to look at better ways, alternative and innovative ways to change the status quo. It’s not about being radical for the sake of it. Only if you try radical ways will you be in a better position to find your ‘fit for purpose’ goals.
As Michelangelo said: ‘The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short, but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark’. He was a radical in the way we talk about it.
Reboot! The Game Plan [1]
Fast diagnosis, fast alignment
This high intensity, accelerated intervention takes leadership teams of all levels through a process of discovery and identification of both stumbling blocks and enablers, will be followed by a clear ‘so-what’ and an action plan. Contrary to how this may sound, when the entire management team participates, this is an incredibly fast process. But it is also an in-depth one when using our tools which, amongst other things, shortcut weeks of discussions and pseudo-brainstorming. It results in alignment around a well crafted Game Plan that reflects where they see the organization/team/department in the short to medium term and a detailed commitment to action that can be tracked. You may or may not need us beyond that point in order to help you with the journey itself.
Format: in-person or virtual
Timing: 1 – 3 days depending on format
Audience: minimum 20 – maximum 40
Price: POA
For more information, and to discuss how Reboot! The Game Plan [1] can support you and your business, please Contact Us [2] or email: [email protected] [3]