S5E113: Organisational Agility as a Strategic Imperative with Tim Creasey

In this week’s pod, we welcomed Tim Creasey to discuss Organisational Agility as a Strategic Imperative.Tim Creasey is Prosci’s Chief Innovation Officer and a globally recognized leader in change management. His work forms the foundation of the largest body of knowledge in the world on managing the people side of change to deliver organizational results. The main topics we discussed on the podcast were as follows:Change is hard, change is continuous Organisational agility definitions: Agility is the power of moving quickly, easily, and with nimblenessCapacity to identify and capture opportunities more quickly than rivalsTake advantage of change whether planned or unexpectedAbility to transform information into insight in regard to market movementsResult of integrating alertness to changesSustained ability while maintaining high performanceChange saturation is a function of change capacity and change disruptionBusinesses should always consider the hidden cost of saying yesWhat is the time difference between when the project sponsor said yes and when the project commencedMore organisations are hiring change portfolio managers rather than increasing change capabilityNever allow perfection to get in the way of progressBusinesses were obsessed with the digital revolution but not enough with digital transformationCould businesses have really adapted to remote working if the Covid pandemic did not happen?Paradoxical Humanity Infusion in 2D - The pandemic allowed us to see our colleagues in a different light over Zoom / Teams conversationsForced prioritization – rank what is important to youDe facto resilience – we made it through the pandemic! Workers have inadvertently become more resilient“Answers have a shelf a shelf life, questions can last a lifetime”When and where does the wear actually happen? There needs to be a purpose when we share space.What have we done since 2020 that we thought was impossible prior to this? This proves what is possible?12 conditions shaping the future of work and changeInvoluntary Digital TransformationInstantaneous Remote ExperimentIterative and Adaptive by NecessityShifting Success HorizonsTTWWADI ?!!?Paradoxical Humanity Infusion in 2DPeople's Side Cannot Be UnseenSame Storms; Different BoatsForced PrioritisationDe Facto ResilienceAnd it goes on, and on, and on…From Response to Evolution Here are links to some of the concepts we discussed:o   The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*** - Mark Manson - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Subtle-Art-Not-Giving-Counterintuitive/dp/0062457713Tune in next week when we’re joined by Ines Lopes to discuss The Spiritual Project Manager.For more information, blogs or to support our charities visit www.projectchatterpodcast.comIf you'd like to sponsor the podcast get in touch via our website.You can also leave us a voice message via our anchor page and let us know if there's something or someone specific that you would like on the podcast.Proudly sponsored by:PlanAcademy.com | InEight.com | JustDo.com<