Sabotaging a Transformation • Fred George • GOTO 2022

Unlocking transformation through empowered teams and decision-making, and avoiding sabotage through shared understanding, learning, and addressing underlying issues, with Fred George at GOTO 2022.

Key takeaways
  • Titles and roles create obstacles to transformation
  • Over-specialization can hinder growth
  • Sabotage can occur in individuals, teams, and organizations, manifesting in different ways
  • Creating an environment of shared understanding and learning accelerates progress
  • Empower teams to make decisions, focusing on competence and ownership
  • Removing title-based obstacles allows teams to innovate and grow
  • Power can be used to control and impede progress
  • Success is threatened when the status quo is disrupted
  • Organizational structure and processes can limit potential
  • Conflict arises from attempts to change the status quo
  • Address sabotage by addressing underlying issues, empowering individuals, and creating an environment conducive to change