{"id":420,"date":"2008-08-17T07:36:07","date_gmt":"2008-08-17T06:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/progmanager.wordpress.com\/?p=420"},"modified":"2008-08-17T07:36:07","modified_gmt":"2008-08-17T06:36:07","slug":"using-the-right-and-left-brain-at-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2008\/08\/17\/using-the-right-and-left-brain-at-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Using the Right and Left Brain at Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Most organisations are designed to maximise the contribution of employees left brains to the pursuit of success.<span> <\/span>Targets are set, plans are laid, logic is deployed, progress is measured and accountability is maintained.<span> <\/span>Such \u2018left brain\u2019 activities fit nicely the milieu of meetings, time pressures, deadlines and procedures that form the social system of most organisations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">However most of us choose an employer based on \u2018right brain\u2019 criteria in pursuit of \u2018right brain\u2019 goals.<span> <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Will the work be fulfilling?<span> <\/span><\/li>\n<li>Will I part of a great team?<span> <\/span><\/li>\n<li>Will my efforts help to make the world a better place?<span> <\/span><\/li>\n<li>Will the job give me a lifestyle that works for me?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">It is the \u2018right brain\u2019 that is the seat of creativity, imagination, innovation and passion.<span> <\/span>Unless we build a social system that feeds, stimulates and enables right brain contributions we should continue to expect as many as 1 in 4 of our employees to be looking to leave in the next 12 months, while 2 of the remaining three will be in survival (\u2018count the years, months and days until I retire\u2019) mode.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Take a quick audit of your social system (meetings, processes and procedures) at work.<span> <\/span>How many opportunities in the average week are there for meaningful \u2018right brain\u2019 conversations that are likely to lead to the successful pursuit of right brain goals?<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Of course it is easy for our left brains to rationalise away this paucity of \u2018right brain\u2019 opportunity in the name of efficiency and the pursuit of effectiveness.<span> <\/span>To overcome this tendency just remind your left brain of the critical importance of enabling good people to do great work, and of the need for frequent and regular innovation and renewal, if your organisation is to survive never mind thrive in the next few years.<span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">You may find that it gives your right brain just enough time and space to do some big picture thinking.<\/p>\n<div class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Posts\"><ul class=\"entry-meta\"><li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Olympic Gold &#8211; It all starts with a dream&#8230;.\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/08\/10\/olympic-gold-it-all-starts-with-a-dream\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Olympic Gold &#8211; It all starts with a dream&#8230;.<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Some thoughts on Best City outcomes\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/07\/05\/some-thoughts-on-best-city-outcomes\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Some thoughts on Best City outcomes<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Getting to Grips with Social Finance &#8211; FREE TRAINING\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/06\/12\/getting-to-grips-with-social-finance-free-training\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Getting to Grips with Social Finance &#8211; FREE TRAINING<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Making Progress Through Austerity\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/05\/16\/making-progress-through-austerity\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Making Progress Through Austerity<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Improving Employability&#8230;\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/05\/15\/improving-employability\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Improving Employability&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most organisations are designed to maximise the contribution of employees left brains to the pursuit of success. Targets are set, plans are laid, logic is deployed, progress is measured and accountability is maintained. 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