The Past is in the Present

What the organization came from and what it is like now, influence where it can go. Organizations don’t leap forward toward some abstract potential.  They shimmy and mosey to the next best thing they are capable of—based on what is and what has been. 

In this episode I’ll share two of the things I try to learn about when I enter a new organization to understand where they come from:  the latest change, and the persistent stories.

I mention the SEEM model, one of the lenses I use to understand what I’m seeing in organizations. You can download an introduction to the SEEM model here.