Organizational change and team building
The numerous turning point events of the two-plus years have been challenging for everyone for various reasons. These events have left us impacted and left us forever changed. Whether we are managing loss, changes in familial or personal circumstances, daily personal safety, or work-related organizational changes - one commonality is that going back to the way things were is not altogether possible and may never again happen for many.
With so many of us managing such a high degree of uncertainty, we look for areas of stability and routine to help us move forward in this changing environment. One area that organizations can work on is rebuilding connections lost during our time working in the COVID-19 pandemic. The significant disconnect that organizations are currently managing is challenging but doing the intentional work of realigning a system to organizational goals as well as acknowledging the ongoing challenges both in life and work are necessary discussions to have not just at the leadership level but across a system.
Team building efforts make space for acknowledging that folks are not okay and that their life experiences impact who they are now going forward. Recognition and dialogue are steps toward a common understanding of difficult experiences but also an opportunity to build new experiences together. That is where organizational growth has the potential to create a shared understanding and knowledge of our experience and new agreed-upon organizational goals in light of the events that continue to impact our work environment and how we are living through these ongoing difficult times. Engagement in these conversations can be complex, but the organizations that create space for these experiences will build trust with their employees. These organizations are working to understand individual experiences and how employees will contribute to not just pandemic stalled strategic directions but also new initiatives identified over the last few years.
As more organizations return to the workplace in part or in full, it is advantageous for leadership to take this opportunity to engage your system, to give people the space to reconnect and rebuild rapport lost over the few years while we were at Zoom meetings and realign to strategic efforts of your organization. Thanks for stopping by, and good health ~nikhat jehan
