Organizational Aikido

The Shape Of Opportunity Organizational Aikido Principles and Questions Two Color Hat - Bodega Bay, CA - 415.683.0775 - john@twocolorhat.com July 2009 1

“Aikido is performed by blending with the motion of the attacker and redirecting the force of the attack rather than opposing it head-on. The goal was to create an art that practitioners could use to defend themselves while also protecting their attacker from injury.” Two Color Hat - Bodega Bay, CA - 415.683.0775 - john@twocolorhat.com July 2009 2

P1. organizations always move towards the status quo ?1. where does our organization want to go? frozen unfrozen frozen Basic Transformation Two Color Hat - Bodega Bay, CA - 415.683.0775 - john@twocolorhat.com July 2009 3

P2. people migrate towards opportunity ?2. where do people migrate in our company? The Flow Principle Two Color Hat - Bodega Bay, CA - 415.683.0775 - john@twocolorhat.com July 2009 4

P3. opportunity consolidates with tenure ?3. where is opportunity consolidated? Organizational Gravity Two Color Hat - Bodega Bay, CA - 415.683.0775 - john@twocolorhat.com July 2009 5

P4. experience yields incremental improvement; inexperience yields innovation ?4. do we manage for improvement, innovation or both? Innovator’s Dilemma Two Color Hat - Bodega Bay, CA - 415.683.0775 - john@twocolorhat.com July 2009 6

P5. innovation requires permission to fail; incremental improvement needs precision ?5 do we want sandboxes, classrooms or both? Manager’s Dilemma Two Color Hat - Bodega Bay, CA - 415.683.0775 - john@twocolorhat.com July 2009 7

P6. human groups age by getting older ?6 do we want natural lifecycle or control? Organizational Lifecycle Two Color Hat - Bodega Bay, CA - 415.683.0775 - john@twocolorhat.com July 2009 8

P7. human groups behave predictably: - easier to get to top from bottom than middle - inﬂuence supports the status quo - moving the norm requires constant intervention - continuous improvement can be institutional - innovation can be institutionalized - (continuous improvement is not innovation) ?7. which predictable behaviors do we reward? Predictability of Groups Two Color Hat - Bodega Bay, CA - 415.683.0775 - john@twocolorhat.com July 2009 9

fast growth end in sight layoff progression post cash-cow stable growth natural consolidation revitalization regime change Choosing Organizational Shape Two Color Hat - Bodega Bay, CA - 415.683.0775 - john@twocolorhat.com July 2009 10

HR Optimization Process Two Color Hat - Bodega Bay, CA - 415.683.0775 - john@twocolorhat.com July 2009 11

Take Aways - organizations have shapes, principles - change works when it’s aligned with principles (Aikido) - change happens when measurement is constant - status quo is a good thing - transformation is paradoxical - success = making a decision and measuring the results - start from assumption that orgs do the right thing Summary Two Color Hat - Bodega Bay, CA - 415.683.0775 - john@twocolorhat.com July 2009 12

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Organizational Aikido

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