A Naturally Thriving and Transforming Organisation is one that works alongside human nature and anthropology to drive change, performance and profitability; which then creates a high value organisation that is desirable, sustainable, viable and in line with changing business and human landscapes (see figure).
Anthrophillic organisation builds value
In the recent World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, businesses were sharing the onset of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and how this will utilise and harness connectivity between humans and artificial intelligence.
This creates a whole new wave of applications and user utility beyond what we have ever imagined. It also spawns new symbiotic communities, and formulate formal and informal working relationships for value creation. Getting this right is critical to ensuring the success of the 21st century organisation.
How to Navigate and Stay ahead
To navigate and steer successfully today, in this disruptive Fourth Industrial Revolution, five things are necessary, namely:
- building ‘3T’ (Trustworthy, Trust, Thrust) leaders who are adaptive, aspirational and agile.
- redefining and developing talent in the present and coming change.
- leveraging on technology, trends and taste for value creation.
- promote evidence-based engagement through sound platforms.
- creating an aligned thinking culture for actualisation of the people’s desires, energy and talent.
Characteristics of the 21st century organisation
This new anthrophillic organisation needs to balance between aspiration ability and actual engagement through the lens of Maslow’s Theory. It provides employees the opportunities to actualise their unmet needs by creating a culture that enables alignment of individual goals to organisational goals, and promoting a healthy balance between cooperation and competition. The challenge is creating the synergy and enabling the balance.
This post is written by our Senior Advisor, Alan Teo from his book, “Creating Winning Culture and Building Supertalent”.
