How to Drive Meaningful Change
A lot of people would love to change some aspect of their job - but how? I'll break it down for you.
A lot of people would love to change some aspect of their job.
Perhaps it’s getting to work on a new project, or introducing something you think will be valuable to users. Maybe it’s more consequential, like increasing headcount or budget. Whether it’s as small as implementing Kanban instead of Scrum, or as large as defining the strategic direction of the company, all of these changes require skill to drive forward.
You may have tried a couple of times and failed to make the change. You may have thrown up your hands and embraced the motto “it is what it is”.
It’s not what it is
Everyone can benefit from understanding and knowing how to build influence, implement change, and shape the organization and culture.
Much of it relies on learning and understanding the soft skill of navigating organizational politics.
It’s uncomfortable for a lot of people. They would rather rely on the results of their work to speak for itself.
It’s a nice sentiment, but that’s not how societies work. Case in point — marketing or public relations experts exist and thrive. Clearly, there’s an element to influence beyond being the best, being the authority, or being right.
We can either not be able to drive any meaningful change or embrace this reality and learn how to operate in it.
A series
In this article series I’ll go over organizational politics and how to be a catalyst for good.