If culture is ‘how we get things done around here’, what’s stopping you doing your best work? The future of work is based on putting people-first, no matter your chosen ways of working, be it agile, adaptive, design thinking, holacracy/sociocracy, lean, self-organisation, systems thinking, teal… The list goes on. Find out more at http://ogaraco.com

1. BECOME MORE
HUMAN-CENTRED
15 ways of working
to become more
human-centred
for success
continue...
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2. Everyone creates the
purpose of the
organisation & team
— aligning it with
their own.
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3. Enable people to take
ownership & choose
how they create value,
> their way <
not following a fixed
& rigid process.
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4. Allow anyone to
make any decision,
(above the waterline)
that doesn’t sink
the ship.
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5. Reward people for
changing unhelpful
ways of working &
finding better ways to
achieve results.
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6. Everyone
votes on
transformation
& everyone takes
ownership.
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7. Create clear and
safe boundaries
for people going
through a transformation
—with clear mutual
contracting, protection
& permission.
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8. Leaders as
facilitators & coaches
—creating & holding
space for change.
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9. Protect the liminal
space for newly
emerging
ways of working.
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10. Dissolve silos
to create
interdependence
& improve
collaboration within
& across teams.
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11. Decentralised,
smaller,
self-forming,
self-managing,
loosely coupled
teams working on
customer-focused results.
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12. Create tiger-teams &
skunkworks projects
—as safe places
to innovate.
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13. Experiment, test & learn.
Try first. Fail fast.
Pivot & try new ideas.
Allow space for
solutions to emerge.
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14. Run retrospectives
to learn & increase the
pool of shared meaning,
understanding &
knowledge.
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15. Anyone can choose what they
invest in. Trust they can
measure the return & make
their own decision to reinvest
or try something new—using
traditional data alongside
deeper intuition.
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16. Encourage authentic dialogue &
courageous conversations via
check-ins/check-outs at meeting —
with psychological safety
for everyone to be
wholehearted,
authentic
& vulnerable.
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17. If culture is:
‘how we get things
done around here’,
what’s stopping you
doing your best
work?
WHAT'S STOPPING YOU
DOING YOUR BEST WORK?
The future of work
is based on putting
people-first,
no matter your
chosen ways of
working,
be it agile, adaptive,
design thinking,
holacracy/sociocracy,
lean, self-organisation,
systems thinking, teal…
The list goes on.
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18. HERE TO HELP
Adrian O'Gara
Managing Consultant
O'Gara-Co
Call +44 7867 424 991
Email adrian@ogaraco.com
More info at ogaraco.com
And let's stay connected
linkedin.com/in/adrianogara
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