informal coalitions

The everyday ‘street magic’ of change leadership

In this final commentary on Katzenbach’s report on the informal organization, I want to underline why I see it both as an important endorsement of the need for managers to engage with the informal organization and, at the same time, an opportunity missed.

Fostering innovation and change by 'breeding' Red Monkeys® (and building informal coalitions, of course)!

I was recently introduced to a new series of short videos clips on YouTube about innovation and change in organizations. Posted by Jef Staes, these describe, in a simple and engaging way, his concept of the Red Monkey®.  He uses this as a metaphor for those creative ideas born at the edge of an organization, which he sees as the real source of innovation and change.

Jef, who is a leading authority in Belgium on learning processes and innovative organizations, argues in the first clip in the series (below):

"If you want to change an organization, you will have to like Red Monkeys."