Blockers of Change: What kind of organization are you?
1. Your employees tend to:
A. Have good ideas
B. Work well together
C. Work independently
D. Have a lot of energy
2. Projects at your organization:
A. Grossly underestimated in scope
B. Lack key roles to manage the project
C. Fail in choreography
D. Have no purpose or direction
3. Innovation:
A. Doesn’t spread across the organization
B. Doesn’t happen/gets stalled often
C. Happens too often
D. Is reactive, not proactive
4. Success is thanks to:
A. Historic success
B. Everyone working towards the same goal
C. An action-oriented team that delivers results
D. A go-go-go attitude
5. Would you say your team is aligned?
A. No
B. Yes
C. Is that even possible?
D. At times
6. Does your team have the capacity for change?
A. No, we always bite off more than we can chew
B. No, there are never enough people to execute tasks
C. Yes, but we keep having to pivot to new things
D. Yes, but we keep adding more to our plate tooWhat would be your company theme song?
7. What would be your company theme song?
A. “Stuck in the Middle with You” by Stealers Wheel
B. “Happy Together” by The Turtles
C. “Running” by No Doubt
D. “I Still Haven’t Found What I am Looking For” by U2
Mostly A’s
You’re stuck and skeptical.
On paper, everything should work perfectly, but when it comes to execution, it doesn’t. Most projects get stuck at the local level and it’s hard to gain momentum again.
Mostly B’s
You’re aligned but constrained.
Teamwork makes the dream work, but in your case your team can only do so much. You know what needs to get done and how it should get done but don’t have the bandwidth for more work.
Mostly C’s
You’re struggling to keep up.
Everything is happening too fast, and you find yourself chasing to catch up. Innovation is key to keeping your company relevant and competitive but you’re always a step behind everyone else.
Mostly D’s
You’re in search of focus.
It’s all hands on deck but there is no direction. Because of the lack of connection, your team is spinning its wheels and not going very far.
About the Author
Joe Rice
Chief Executive Officer
Joe Rice is CEO of CXponent. Throughout his career, Joe has focused on IT, communications, and networking infrastructure advisory and implementation services. He specializes in vendor evaluation and assessment and is recognized as a key advisor to both Gartner’s and G2’s top vendors. He helps technology providers enhance their transformation delivery, managed services, and partner programs. Prior to founding CXponent, Joe Rice co-founded a two-time INC 5000™ professional services firm. The innovative advisory firm helped enterprise business leaders transform legacy contact center, networking infrastructure, and phone systems into cloud-based, omni-channel communications platforms.
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