It’s common practice to bring in outside help when a business is stuck with a big problem. After all, it’s one matter to identify that an issue exists, and it’s another to address it. Feeling stuck can be demoralizing for workplace culture and organizational success. So what is the answer?
Using experts to provide training and advice specific to an issue can help organizations strategize to get unstuck. However, the trick is to make lessons resonate and have changes stick after the experts leave. Instead of getting caught in an endless cycle of action and feeling frustrated, engaging in Shared Work can result in forwarding movement.
Too often, when a company culture or process faces change, short-term, unsustainable solutions are implemented, resulting in the same issues recurring down the road. Lasting, systemic change can best be achieved by engaging teams to tackle the real-world issues they face every day in a safe environment that fosters communication and learning.