Change Implementation Techniques for Forming Transitional Team, Creating Alignment, Maximizing Connectedness and Creativity
Technique 5.9 New Assumptions
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Answering the following questions about staff and management will give a good idea about how connected people are in the organisation
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No/Never |
Maybe/Sometimes |
Yes/Always |
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1. Staff |
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a. Are they willing to take responsibility for their work and want to do a good job? |
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b. Do they care about their work beyond the money they receive to perform it? |
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c. Do they consider the "big picture" issues? |
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d. Are they capable of establishing their own structures in order to maintain focus? |
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e. Do they want to contribute freely? |
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f. Are they willing to take responsibility for their mistakes? |
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g. Are they fully capable of understanding budgetary and political realities? |
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h. Do they look beyond entitlements and rights? |
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i. Are they intrinsically honest and trustworthy? |
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2. Management |
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a. Are they sensitive to personal issues and the interests of staff? |
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b. Do they enjoy open, participative, problem solving? |
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c. Do they want the work load to be fair and reasonable? |
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d. Do they work to find solutions that are both technically and politically sound? |
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e. Do they pride themselves on working fairly an objectively? |
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f. Do they encourage input into management decision-making? |
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g. Are they willing to put the success of the organisation, welfare of employees and service to customers before private interests? |
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h. Do they do not think that they are better than their staff? |
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i. Are they are honest and ethical |
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j. Do they consider the blame game or retaliation a serious sign a weakness? |
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k. Do consider the practice of CYA (cover your arse) as poor management practice? |
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The greater the number of "Yes/Always" responses indicates that the staff and management are better connected.
(source: David Pitonyak, 2007)
