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Personal default mode
Think about what modes you have in your company? What modes do your colleagues have? For example, in an office, the main modes would be "talking with people" and "doing things on a computer."
If you do more talking, your main responsibilities are possibly passing information, organizing people, making decisions. You are most likely in a leadership position. If you spend more time with a computer, you probably do the actual work.
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Implications of the personal mode
- People require more effort and control to do a task or activity that's not part of their default mode. If you need someone to do something outside of their default mode, start with small steps and slowly introduce the new activity.
- When hiring people, try ...
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Default mode
The default mode in your company or organisation you're part of dictates a lot of dynamics inside an organisation on three main levels:
- Personal default mode. Every person has a default mode at work. It is their comfort zone of what they do the most, s...
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Processes are a double-edged sword
Most organisations need hardcoded processes for the company to work as a well functioning machine.
However, processes create habits. People who carry out processes stop thinking critically. When processes are too strict without a degree of autonomy and feedback, the organisation will run o...
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Company culture
There are acceptable default behaviours, "how we do things here" which people learn through osmosis and which can become habitual. If an organisation is not pro-actively defining its culture, it will assume whatever default modes there happen to be. For example:
- Do...
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Designing a company culture is essential in any organisation. Whatever is the default mode will rule.
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Find friends outside of work
If your only friends are your friends at work, it'll be more challenging to avoid work on evenings and weekends. If you do have coworkers as close friends, consider setting some boundaries around work talk.
Try to avoid getting drawn into office drama, as it will increase the t...
Implications of the personal mode
- People require more effort and control to do a task or activity that's not part of their default mode. If you need someone to do something outside of their default mode, start with small steps and slowly introduce the new activity.
- When hiring people, try ...
Have a smile on your face
Smiling is one sure way to make your co-workers like you. Therefore, be sure to always have a smile on your face when welcoming people in your office or just greeting them in the corridor. If you prove yourself to be a joyful person this is most probably going to lead to your colleagues co...
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