System’s thinking is often in high demand but in short supply in today’s corporate world.
System’s thinking is merely working in such a way that all employees maximize the performance of the entire organization through greater self awareness, team work and group integration. Put more simply, every action, behavior and discussion that you and your team ever demonstrate or experience will have a profound effect on your entire division and organization.
If each small team or group can begin to proactively take charge of their performance and productivity while being aware of the overarching objectives of the organization (in other words, without hindering other larger segments of the organization), then you are working in sync and helping both the organization and each individual achieve his or her goals.
System’s thinking allows you to function more effectively, manage in a leaner manner and avoid the subtle unseen constraints that often plague many of today’s organization (poor communication, ineffective teamwork, counter productive leadership, watered down strategic planning with less than desirable execution.). Only by understanding the Processing underlying each task, can any organization learn not to blame individuals but learn Process mastery.
Process Mastery means:
Becoming conscious of the processes themselves
Gaining control over processes by removing old ineffective processes
Locking in new effective processes that allow the entire organization to achieve its objectives
System’s thinking helps your team to understand the often prolonged cycle time between “cause and effect” so that you stay on track strategically and achieve sustained success.
With increased international competition, there is a tremendous need to do more with less and to be more efficient whether you are manufacturing a product or simply offering a unique service. There is no longer room for waste and working under the constraints of old fashioned, traditional silo thinking. In order to change this type of less efficient thinking, it is necessary to expose all participants in the organization (at every level) to Systems Thinking. Only when you have total and complete buy-in for change from every level of your organization, will change really happen in a lasting manner that creates Sustained Success.
This can be done through lengthy classroom training or through a series of short powerful interactive experiential exercises combined with powerful debriefing after each iteration. All of the exercises listed below allow entire teams of participant to learn quickly through intense learning experiences and thus understand and apply the power of systems thinking immediately back in the workplace. Experiential learning helps players to absorb and deeply embed the learning quickly through repetition and strong neuron-associative emotional conditioning.
Very simply, everyone gets it quickly and hits the ground running.
For more information on Systems thinking consulting and games that reinforce this learning, contact Ron Roberts, 610-630-3325.
