It’s a familiar dilemma: you’re convinced a particular course of action is the best way to go – but your team thinks differently. That tension is a daily occurrence, creating friction between your thoughts and feelings and disrupting the dynamics of the team. RedZebras help you harness that tension and transform it into positive outcomes for both you and the organisation.
Individual and the System
As an individual, you choose your own path based on your personal beliefs, and according to the system in which you work and live. You are inextricably linked to others and to this system, which is where tension can arise and cause difficulties. The key is to use this conflict creatively so that it contributes to something constructive.
From Tension to Extraordinary Performance
You may already have examples of tension turning into extraordinary achievement. A challenging conversation that diverges into deep and meaningful dialogue, resulting in mutual understanding. A major setback that forces you to find a different route, ultimately uncovering a new path to exceptional performance. Suddenly—amazingly—everything falls into place. That’s what we call magic.
All magic has a structure, but structure is not magic
Magic manifests when synergy is shared between the organisational structure and the people who comprise it. In practice, it’s common to see these components categorised separately. Investments are often made in people – leadership, training, coaching – or the organisational structure – functions, roles, consultation – but rarely is it an integrated approach. Yet that’s precisely what’s needed to achieve those magical moments when you emerge from the maze together. That is what we call A-mazing Collaboration!
