In retrospect, it was like someone had flipped a switch, and I had missed it. We weren't in that transformation mode anymore. I had a lot of trouble matching people's shifting expectations to get into everyone's business and hound people.
TBM is by far the place with the most complex topics being tackled in tech company politics. Im in middle upper management and see right "from below" the c-suite dynamics and can relate to a lot of topics mentioned in this article and in previous ones. Keep it up.
I feel lucky to be at an organization that has talented “lifers” who stay sharp and engaged but with a bias toward the familiar and hire external people that have diverse experience and a bias toward change. The intersection can be productive, additive, and growth minded. All or nothing thinking is missing the magic.
“ Sadly, I see this often. There's a bias toward believing that existing people in the company must lack the needed skills.”
Yes, and it is warranted in most cases where people are “lifers” with 10+ years of experience, have no interest in changing their way of working and no incentive to change. Is that a lack of “needed skills”? Is a growth mindset a skill? Is incentive alignment a skill? Are we taking about everyone or the ones with authority to change the equation? I want to be empathetic and yet my experience so far has shown me that wanting to improve is a mindset and a skill.
TBM is by far the place with the most complex topics being tackled in tech company politics. Im in middle upper management and see right "from below" the c-suite dynamics and can relate to a lot of topics mentioned in this article and in previous ones. Keep it up.
I feel lucky to be at an organization that has talented “lifers” who stay sharp and engaged but with a bias toward the familiar and hire external people that have diverse experience and a bias toward change. The intersection can be productive, additive, and growth minded. All or nothing thinking is missing the magic.
“ Sadly, I see this often. There's a bias toward believing that existing people in the company must lack the needed skills.”
Yes, and it is warranted in most cases where people are “lifers” with 10+ years of experience, have no interest in changing their way of working and no incentive to change. Is that a lack of “needed skills”? Is a growth mindset a skill? Is incentive alignment a skill? Are we taking about everyone or the ones with authority to change the equation? I want to be empathetic and yet my experience so far has shown me that wanting to improve is a mindset and a skill.
If only change management was something managers would be trained on or even acknowledged as being a crucial part of their job ...