“It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.”
Charles Darwin
Reading this set me thinking about people and organisations, as it applies equally to both.
Individuals who have a degree of self-awareness, and who are willing to change what they do, will be able to adapt better to the constant changes that the workplace demands.
And in changing and uncertain times, organisations who are quick to grasp the changes they need to make to succeed, and who put those changes in place, are likely to do better than organisations who fear change and try to avoid the inevitable.
How Self-aware are you? Remember there are things we know that we're not good at - but there could also be things we don't know we're not good at. And we can only start to change what we know about.
Organisations too need to have a clear understanding of where they are in terms of performance, before they can decide where they want to get to, and how.
An ongoing environment of feedback, 360 Degree Feedback and performance appraisal will help individuals and organisations to adapt, learn and change more quickly.