Rethinking the organization - 1

Imagine a volleyball team: the major goal of the six players is simply not to let the ball fall in their court.

We know that if all six are always at the same time on the same ball, or even two or three, the chance of confusion will be high and the effectiveness low. That is why positions, spatial limits (up to here it is mine, over there it is yours) and roles have been established, such as who gets the first ball and passes to the lifter.

But whatever the team, from the Saturday picnic to the League Finals, the only thing that that allows the opponent to score is if the ball falls on our side of the court.

The best professionals I have worked with have already understood this.

They are great in their positions, mastering like few others the knowledge of their "little boxes," but they think and act in a much broader way. They think about their colleagues, all of them, not only the ones "from my team", they think about clients, partners, the market, and society.

They are always alert, and they know that not always their colleague will get that ball. At this time they ignore roles and positions, they throw themselves, they stretch themselves, they go two on the same ball, they do anything to not let the ball drop on our court.

Good coaches give this freedom to their players.

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I am Eduardo Cupaiolo, I think and rethink organizations, and make them think and rethink. Just send me message if you would like to talk about yours.