Podcast – Aligned Empowerment and Accountability Defined
Our last podcasts in the series defining the constructs of organizational alignment covers aligned empowerment and accountability. These two constructs are completely dependent on other constructs to improve for these areas to get better. Why’s that? Well, you just can’t go and say, “You are more empowered, or we’re going to hold each other more […]
Podcasts – Aligned Leadership, Teamwork and Development Defined
This post outlines three more of our Organizational Alignment Constructs Defined series within our podcast The Misadventures in Organizational Misalignment by addressing Aligned Teamwork, Leadership and Development. Just like our previous post on aligned communication, creativity and best practices, as well as the posts on Aligned Mission and Vision and Organizational Alignment Defined, we have […]
Orgametrics Interviews Dr. Michael Thomas, Colorado Springs Supt. on COVID-19 Management
Dr. Michael Thomas, and the entire District 11 team in Colorado Springs, CO, have done marvelous work leading their employees towards more mission driven work. Their work led them to be recognized by us for their use of data to drive their improvement efforts. Recently, we talked with Dr. Thomas about how they are adjusting […]
Arizona Commerce Authority Recognized by Orgametrics for Organizational Alignment Improvement Initiative
For its outstanding initiative in organizational alignment, the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) has earned the Orgametrics Award from Orgametrics, an analytics and consulting firm dedicated to improving organizational alignment.
Orgametrics Awards Colorado Springs School District 11 for Improvement Plans
Organizational improvements don’t happen overnight. They take leadership drive and a determination to achieve, such as what’s occurring with the Colorado Springs School District 11, which is using Orgametrics alignment data to guide its future improvement efforts.
Orgametrics Recognizes Des Moines School District for Performance Improvements
The Des Moines Public School District deployed an Orgametrics alignment survey in 2016. Since then, the data has been used to guide wide-ranging improvements that benefit students, teachers and the entire community
Addressing COVID-19 challenges among state and local governments
We came across a concise article from consulting company RSM on how state and local governments can prepare for what will possibly happen to budgets during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Decisions will need to be made on resourcing and serving citizens moving forward. A large number of state and local governments saw the impact […]
Complacency and Mediocrity Breeds Misalignment
One of the best college basketball coaches in history Don Meyer, has a quote that transcends sport. “Complacency is the forerunner of mediocrity. You can never work too hard on attitudes, effort and technique.” Think about how that quote can fit into your work life as well as in your relationships and how you, and […]
HBR – Uniting the Senior Team
This Harvard Business Review article discusses the misalignment that had set forth in the company Swisscom in 2016. Once a market leader, they were stuck between status quo and need for growth. Their leaders couldn’t agree on the proper path. Swisscom leaders were brought together to develop a plan forward and to have alignment with […]
FORBES – Setting Intentions vs. Goals
This is an interesting post about how successful people set detailed intentions versus goals. The post states that goals are either accomplished or not. Adding intentions with those goals allow for one to stay aligned with values and sets a focus on growth. Working towards greater organizational alignment is a process that has specific goals […]
