The Great Disconnect
By Tim Violet
Director, Business Development, North America
A recent LinkedIn headline from an article by Emma W. Thorne caught my attention:
“American firms switching up CEOs at a record clip…1 in 9 got a new chief exec last year.”
Why should that matter to the rest of us?
The casual reader, even an employee of one of these companies, might suggest that this change doesn’t apply to them.
“It’s not my job. I’m doing everything I am supposed to do. My performance is great. The CEO was removed because they were ineffective.”
Really?
If you and the other employees are all doing what you are supposed to do, and your performance is great, what happened? Why the change at the top?
This is what I call the Great Disconnect.
It happens when employees, supervisors, and especially managers who are supposed to lead disconnect their own performance from the overall operational results of the organization.
Doing your job well matters.
But is that enough?
Everyone has an opportunity to improve, lead, create new opportunities, and further the company’s goals. Individual performance and organizational performance are not separate conversations. We are all part of the result.
If you haven’t changed anything in your operations in recent memory, ask yourself: Are you part of the solution, or simply maintaining the way things have always been done?
Contribute.
Tie yourself to the results of your group, your division, your operation, or whatever you control. Look for opportunities to improve the company’s performance, not simply complete the responsibilities assigned to you.
The goal shouldn’t be change for the sake of change. It should be a willingness to question, improve, and act when there is an opportunity to make the organization better.
Doing nothing is still a decision.
A Few Quotes for Your Consideration
“It is not only what we do, but also what we do not do, for which we are accountable.”
—Attributed to Molière
“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.”
—Walt Disney
“The price of greatness is responsibility.”
—Winston Churchill
Better outcomes begin when everyone can see how their work contributes to the bigger picture. ClaimDeck creates the visibility and accountability that help turn individual efforts into organizational results.
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