How does a manager create urgency for change a burning platf

How does a manager create “urgency” for change (a “burning platform”)? Should managers emphasize the potential for organizational failure in order to create urgency? How can employees be involved in creating “urgency” for change?

If some units in an organization are performing better than others, should internal competition among units be encouraged? What are some negative effects of such competition? How can the negative effects be minimized?

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How does a manager create “urgency” for change (a “burning platform”)? Should managers emphasize the potential for organizational failure in order to create urgency? How can employees be involved in creating “urgency” for change?

A manager must create a plan in order to create urgency, there is no need to have several meetings weekly to start urgency instead follow these steps to activate the urgency on your organization

Employees need to understand thar urgency is a mindset and when every one is on the same channel, then things start moving faster, that is they way you get your employees to engage on urgency.

If some units in an organization are performing better than others, should internal competition among units be encouraged? What are some negative effects of such competition? How can the negative effects be minimized?

Yes, internal competition should be encouraged because it pushes employees to be better, to reach the next level. People usually come with new ideas or overcome issues when they are on a competition.

But you need to be careful about internal competition, these are some of the negative effects:

In ordr to minimize effect, emlpoyees need to understand this is not personal, its business, and yes there will be a winner actually in life there is always a winner and the sooner they understand the better.

You are giving them an opportunity to prove their value, if they win is not that the company will think less of them, on the contrary encourage them to keep competing, keep getting stronger and better, that is the way business works.

If you are on sales you know that 80% of your calls will not become sales, only 20% (if you are lucky) this means that you have to try hard and many times to be succesful

Failing is part of success