Organisational health is a no-brainer

I have the pleasure of working with Healthy Place to Work. Organisational health is a no-brainer. Moving from killing people at work to making people healthy at work. A fundamental shift in thinking about organisation design, organisation behaviour and the definition of what really matters.

The advantage

That is why I read “The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else In Business” by Lencioni. We agree that the biggest problem our clients face, and their biggest opportunity for competitive advantage, is not really about strategy, finance or marketing; it is organisational health. Health is the ultimate USP.

Health as an organisational platform

The health of an organisation provides the context for strategy, finance, marketing, technology, and everything else that happens within it, which is why it is the single greatest factor determining an organisation’s success. An organisation has integrity and is healthy when it is whole, consistent, and complete, that is, when its management, operations, strategy, and culture fit together and make sense. Health becomes before being smart or intelligent.

Indicators

Simple health indicators are:

• Minimal politics and confusion.
• High degrees of…