
Principle: Balcony and Dancefloor — Lizard Brain


Prepare the senior authority for a different role. During the off-site, all eyes will be on the senior authority for clues to how seriously to treat the event.
Ronald A. Heifetz • The Practice of Adaptive Leadership: Tools and Tactics for Changing Your Organization and the World
Adaptive work involves orchestrating multiple and passionately held points of view. In an ideal world, people would not be threatened by the existence of contrasting viewpoints. Instead, they would view them simply as different pieces of the larger picture that everyone needs to see.
Ronald A. Heifetz • The Practice of Adaptive Leadership: Tools and Tactics for Changing Your Organization and the World
How do you get on the balcony to diagnose your organization’s culture? Begin by looking for four cultural flags: folklore, rituals, norms, and meeting protocols.
Ronald A. Heifetz • The Practice of Adaptive Leadership: Tools and Tactics for Changing Your Organization and the World
