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Upon at the beginning. About the author is a partner in the Financial Services and Digital practices at global management consulting firm Oliver Wyman. he tweeted. Tags: Agile Collaboration Effectiveness Risk Management Team Building Believe More Like This Chemical Disclosure Imminent Challenges Ask Sanyin: Why can’t we have good meetings? Sanyinxiang Don’t be distracted by the hype of generative AI Do less, do more You must be logged in to post a comment. First time here? Sign up for a free account: comment on articles and access more articles. Big Idea: Leading Sustainable Organizations Your organization is a conversational network Leaders should recognize that companies are fundamentally linguistic entities. Steve Zaffron and Gregory Unruh Year Month Day Reading Time: Minutes Topics Leadership Social Responsibility Workplaces.
Teams and Culture Climate Change Equality Sustainability Collaboration Leading Sustainable Organizations Corporate Adoption of Sustainable Business Practices For A strong market environment and a durable society are crucial. What does it mean to be a sustainable business? What steps must leaders take to embed sustainability into their organizations? More from this series Subscribe Share What to read next Top 10 articles of the year Two decades of open innovation Add cybersecurity expertise to your Job Function Email List boardroom What questions managers should be asking about a Conversation Network When Brad Mills became CEO of a British mining company operating in South Africa, the company faced a dismal future. Conflicts between management, labor, local communities, and dysfunctional organizational silos are so pervasive that it is difficult to discern any collective vision for the company. So as one of his first actions, Mills convened top leaders from the company, as well as unions, tribes and local communities, for two days of carefully crafted conversations. Engagement goal? Envision a new and exciting.
future for and its stakeholders. Mills appealed to the common humanity of delegates to promote the idea that people can create exciting things by working together as human beings. Over the next two days, the conversation shifted from initial hostility to something they could build together. Stakeholders begin to see themselves in the future, their interests, and their potential contributions. Mills' approach relies on a unique and powerful perspective rare among executives: the ability to see organizations as fundamentally linguistic entities. From this perspective, dialogue is the first organizing principle of organizational management. By conversation we mean any form of verbal communication.
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