Parallel Lines: The Blog
Reflective Opportunities You’re Leaving on the Table
Norms around corporate professionalism tell us to check all the boxes on the list and run the fastest towards the finish line. It’s not always about the quality of our products/outcomes but the quantity of our outputs that makes for a successful venture. With that thinking, there’s almost no time for the nuance that reflective conversations offer. In fact, reflection can be seen as a nuisance barrier to getting work done.
The Case for Organizational Design
No one ever knows what I mean outright when I talk about organizational design. Sure, when we think of the term “design”, we often think of fashion design, graphic design, interior design, etc…but what about organizational design?