Organizational Reality 

Don't be Blindsided

By: Pamela Harper

       It happens every day in companies around the world. Executives introduce a new strategy or initiative that should work within a specified timeframe, only to watch their good plan turn bad amid a mix of unexpected challenges. When such a situation occurs, many leaders instinctively blame outside factors for the stalled strategy. What they fail to realize, however, is that in many instances overlooking or underestimating their own organization’s reality is what blindsides them and causes their plans to screech to a halt.

        Organizational Reality is what I call the complex web of internal and external factors that impact and are impacted by your company. These include not only the economic, financial, and business factors commonly accounted for in strategic thinking and planning, but also less quantitative circumstances, capabilities, cultural issues, and relationships that have just as profound an influence on business outcomes.

        With businesses being connected in so many ways through alliances, mergers, and outsource relationships, and with so many factors acting on our organizations, it’s more difficult than ever to rely upon our individual impressions of reality to guide us in making critical decisions. Since our organization is ultimately what transforms our strategies and ...

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