Power & Intaimacy Building High Performance Teams September 2012

© 2012 eVo Associates, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Copy by Permission Only. Extraordinary Organizations “Successful organizations that have sustained rapid growth for years while achieving even higher levels of efficiency and quality have change woven into the very fabric of the organization. Like a school of fish these organizations are constantly moving -- they are fast, focused and extremely flexible.” Page 2 John Mathers & Bill Daniels Change-ABLE Organization Becoming Change-ABLE

© 2012 eVo Associates, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Copy by Permission Only. Four Types of Organizations Page 3 Lo Hi LoHi DoryRegattaSea-GoingCanoeSea-GoingCanoe RaftGalley Organization Focus Individual Focus Becoming Change-ABLE

© 2012 eVo Associates, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Copy by Permission Only. Power Grid Exercise Page 4 Power is Controlling access to what others want

© 2012 eVo Associates, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Copy by Permission Only. Power Grid Exercise Page 5 Five Powers  Coercive Power controls access to pleasure (usually by means of deprivation)  Formal Power controls access to the community’s resources  Affiliative Power controls access to membership and status with the community  Knowledge Power controls access to information  Charismatic Power controls another's access to meaning, purposefulness & hope

© 2012 eVo Associates, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Copy by Permission Only. Power Grid Exercise Page 6 Evolution of Organization PowerNetworked Tribal Monarchies Bureaucracies Representative ParticipativeCoercion Formal Affiliative Knowledge Charisma ?

© 2012 eVo Associates, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Copy by Permission Only. Power Grid Exercise Page 7 Power vs Intimacy Intimacyvoluntary interdependence Intimacy is the state of voluntary interdependence  Intimacy is choosing to be in relationship based on contribution  Intimacy assumes individuation and personal well- being (not based dependence)  Intimacy is genuine expression (not loss of self in relationship)  Intimacy accepts/insists on diversity (rather than assimilation)  Intimacy involves loneliness as discover uniqueness and fully understanding another’s  Intimacy is a prerequisite to genuine learning

© 2012 eVo Associates, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Copy by Permission Only. Power Grid Exercise Page 8 Building Interdependence in an Org In a time of transition to a networked org:  Using Power & Intimacy Up the Org:  Know how the formal process works: who makes what decisions in what meetings and when  Be able to access the decision channel through your regular meeting structure  Using Power & Intimacy Down the Org:  Admit dependency and make expectations clear  Require participation in the leader’s authority  Institute consultative decision-making

© 2012 eVo Associates, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Copy by Permission Only. So … Where Are You? Page 9 Lo Hi LoHi Organization Focus Individual Focus Raft: Is your team drifting … dealing with obstacles as they appear? Dory Regatta: Is your team a loose confederation doing what each individual thinks is best? Galley: Is your team a well oiled machine … driven to perform the process by rote? Sea-Going Canoe: Is your team operating from their own form of the six artifacts? Sea-Going Canoe: Is your team operating from their own form of the six artifacts? Becoming Change-ABLE

© 2012 eVo Associates, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Copy by Permission Only. Where to Start? Page 10 Start where it matters What is your 90-day “survival” agenda? – Performance planning – Linked Teams Performance Plan Start where the action is Work Reviews Decisive Meetings Breakthrough Systems DO NOT GAMBLE WITH YOUR COMPANY Strategic Commitment Becoming Change-ABLE

© 2012 eVo Associates, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Copy by Permission Only. Fast, Focused and Extremely Flexible Page 11 Lo Hi LoHi Organization Focus Individual Focus Becoming Change-ABLE

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