15: Using Organizational Health Assessments

Would you like to know why organizations need to use assessments? Lately, Ray and Amy have been talking about the new products that the Genysys Group is releasing and they recently did an episode about the Organizational Health Assessment. There is still one more assessment that they are preparing to launch, called The Change Readiness Assessment. Listen in to find out more about it.

In today's episode, Ray and Amy will explain what the Change Readiness Assessment is. They will also talk about why organizations need assessments and why they are such useful tools when it comes to organizational health and organizational transformation. Tune in now, for more.

Show Highlights:

Ray explains why we need assessments and why these tools are helpful when it comes to organizational transformation. An assessment shows how strong the foundation is for change within an organization. A lot of good ideas fail because we are not ready for them and we don't know how to determine if we are ready, or what we need to do in order to become ready. A good assessment is a catalyst for a conversation about reality. An assessment gives us a basis for where we are before any kind of change takes place. A post-assessment shows us where we are as a result of a change. What the Change Readiness Assessment that the Genysys Group has developed measures, and what sort of feedback could be expected from using it.  Ray talks about the eight dimensions of the Change Readiness Assessment. The first dimension is the dimension of catalytic leadership. Ray gives a recap of what catalytic leadership is. Without good catalytic leadership, good ideas may never get off the ground. What the dimension of Opportunity For Change deals with.  The fourth area deals with transformational leadership, the kind of leadership that is able to sustain change. The fifth area is the area of lead energy. The sixth area is planning. Choosing our focus and having clear, outcome-related roles. The seventh area deals with partnering, or who we know that we need to partner with.  The eighth area deals with generative leadership. It looks at keeping the mission in play. Generative leadership is about the long term. The difference between a river organization and a puddle organization. Generative leadership is essential for sustained change. The value of the Change Readiness Assessment. The relationship between the Organizational Health Assessment and the Change Readiness Assessment, and the kinds of needs that each one fulfills. Ray has found that one of the key elements for being able to have meaningful transformational change is tied to the extent to which the organization is healthy, to begin with. The Organizational Health Assessment uncovered significant organizational dysfunction. Organizational health is foundational to organizational transformation. To find more information about the Change Readiness Assessment, go to www.thegenysysgroup.com.  Assessments help us deal with the reality and they help us to challenge some of the assumptions that we are acting upon before clarifying the reality.

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