Change has become a de
rigueur in today's evershifting sands of time. Ushering in the
much-needed change hinges largely on getting the conversation between the
right people right. People may wring their hands in tremulous
wonderment, trying to figure out what on earth the change has got to do
with conversation. It may sound terribly cliché, but then the quality
of relationships and the style of working together changes when
the conversation between people deepens and intensifies.
If organizations are determined on making their
tomorrow decidedly different from today, it may now look at
incremental changes. Rather, organizations would be keen on ushering
in diametrically different, radically new breakthrough changes.
There is no gainsaying the fact that a typical business is more of
an extended conversation. A quintessential leader, at any
given point of time engages in conversation with the
whole shebang of peers, team members, subordinates.
Needless to say, the contours of the conversation determine
what gets done. An archetypal leader, more often than not will have
to take on the onerous responsibility of choreographing a
profound conversation that sparks off scintilla of creativity, clarity of
purpose, unswerving cooperation, and a deep sense of connectedness to
the cultural ethos of the company. |
